Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have restricted the number of delegates to attend the Democratic Party-DP National Delegates Conference in Gulu. The two days Conference which is being hosted in Gulu at Sir Samuel Baker Secondary School starts on Saturday and ends on Sunday. Out of the …
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Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man has died in Pader district after coming in contact with a falling high voltage electricity cable. Geoffrey Komakech was reportedly walking back home when cables of a falling electricity pole landed on him and electrocuted him. The incident happened during a rainstorm …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Environmental police are on the spot after 8 of their officers were arrested for escorting trucks transporting illegal charcoal from Amuru district en-route to Kampala. The officers were arrested at Olwal trading centre, Lamogi sub-county Amuru district escorting three trucks registration numbers UBD 366G, UAZ …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu police are holding a 30-year-old man accused of defiling two sibblings. The suspect is Farouk Odong, a resident of Paromo villagein Gwengdiya Parish in Awach Sub-County. The victim’s mother says the suspect defiled the minors aged two and five years at her home on …
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Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 54-year-old woman has committed suicide in Pader district after suspecting her husband of having an extramarital affair. The deceased, identified as Matilda Adong, a resident of Lwala village in Puranga sub-county reportedly ingested poison, after a brawl with her husband David Opira. Kamilo Odora, …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Aswa river region has rolled out an intense community policing programme to address an increase in crime rates in the region. The region comprises eight districts of Pader, Gulu, Amuru, Lamwo, Omoro, Kitgum, Nwoya and Agago. Jimmy Patrick Okema, the region’s police public …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two police officers in Gulu were hospitalized at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital last evening after an attack by a gang of suspected car robbers. The officers; Corporal Andrew Mulyamboga, the Officer-in-charge of Paicho Police Station and his associate Detective Corporal Menya had responded to a …
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Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A land dispute among clan members in Labanyango village, Padibe East Sub County in Lamwo district has left five people severely injured and over 250 grass thatched huts destroyed. Tension over the piece of land estimated to cover more than 1,000 acres reportedly started on …
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Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A woman is in custody at Nwoya central police station for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old boy. The suspect is 27-year-old Pamela Akullu, a resident of Leb-ngec village in Lungulu sub county in Nwoya district. She reportedly committed the offense in the night of …
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Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have been killed in Pader and Lamwo districts in domestic brawls according to police. The deceased are Angela Latoo, a resident of Aluka East village in Ogom sub county in Pader district and Francis Ogik, a resident of Logwar central village in Palabek …
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