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Three mourners killed in scuffle at burial

Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least three mourners died in a scuffle that erupted on Sunday in Napak district during a funeral procession for the late Margaret Achan, 62, who died in a house fire. The fire gutted 10 grass-thatched huts in Kalomerisiep village, Lorengecora sub-county on Saturday afternoon. …

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Nakapiripirit: 18 Pokot warriors arrested over attempted murder

Nakapiripirit, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 18 suspected Pokot warriors are in police custody in Nakapiripirit for attempted murder at Kamurapus dam, the border of Nakapiripirit and Katakwi districts. The suspected warriors who were armed with bows and arrows were arrested on Sunday evening after attacking a Karamojong pastoralist …

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NAKAPIRIPIRIT: Security forces mount search for dead pastoralists

Nakapiripirit, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security forces in Nakapiripirit district have dispatched a team of police officers to search for the missing four dead bodies in Pian Upe game reserve. It’s alleged that on the 6th January 2023, the suspected Pokot pastoralists from Amudat district grazing in Nakapiripirit …

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UPDF deserter strangled to death in Amudat

Amudat, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Amudat district is holding three suspects in connection to the strangulation of a UPDF deserter to death for allegedly failing to clear her bar bill. The deceased has been identified as Lorisa Cheporoke, who met her death on Sunday night in Multasukan village, …

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UPDF, Police recover 621 guns in Karamoja

Karamoja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 621 firearms have been recovered by the joint security forces since they launched the 3rd phase of the disarmament exercise in Karamoja sub-region. The 3rd phase of the disarmament exercise started on July 17th, 2021. Micheal Longole, the Karamoja Regional Police spokesperson, says …

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Police officer remanded over theft of exhibits

Nakapiripirit, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakapiripirit Grade One Magistrate has remanded a police officer attached to Nakapiripirit central police station for stealing fourteen jerricans of illicit alcohol. Constable Abel Hasahya, was on Wednesday arraigned before court following accusations that he connived with other two civilians to break into a police …

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CID officer arrested over alleged defilement

Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Napak police are holding one of their own for allegedly defiling a primary four pupil of Kapuwat primary school in Iriiri sub-county. The suspect is Joseph Odeke, the Officer in Charge of Criminal Investigations at Iriiri police station. He was picked up on Sunday after …

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Suspected Karamojong rustler gunned down in Moroto

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security forces have gunned down a suspected Karamojong warrior and recovered his firearm. The incident took place at around 3am on Thursday in Nakapelimen village, Nadunget town council, Moroto district. Micheal Longole, the Mt. Moroto Region police spokesperson says that the warrior was shot …

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Student shot dead by suspected warriors in Kotido

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A student of Uganda Management Institute-Mbale campus has been shot dead by suspected rustlers in Panyangara sub county, Toror hills along Kotido-Moroto road. The deceased has been identified as William Lopeyok, a 35 year old resident of Kotido district pursuing Post graduate diploma in project planning …

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New police posts to boost security in Karamoja

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Karamoja sub-region is set to get seven community police posts and staff quarters for police officers with the hope of improving security. The Office of the Prime Minister-OPM contracted seven firms last year to build the police posts in Abim, Amudat, Karenga, Kotido, Moroto, Napak, …

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