Tag Archives: police

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kiira region police are investigating the circumstances under, which Stanley Ssebulime, died in Friend’s Guest house in Mafubira ward in Jinja City Northern division. Police retrieved the deceased’s body from the guest house and took it to Jinja Regional Referral Hospital mortuary for postmortem on Monday. …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have detained one of the eight Arsenal FC fans who were arrested for staging an illegal assembly in Jinja city on Sunday evening for the alleged theft of UGX 180 million. The eight took to different streets in Jinja city to celebrate Arsenal …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police issued new security and safety guidelines to be followed by event organisers and music promoters wherever they organise concerts moving forward this year. According to police spokesperson Fred Enanga, the new guidelines are aimed at averting future tragedies in concerts such as the recent …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 30-year-old man was on Friday found dead inside Mafubira Police Station Cells, Jinja City. Richard Bogere, a resident of Nsakabusolo cell, in the Southern Division, in Jinja City, was arrested on Friday for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl and locked up at Mafubira Police …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police have launched a probe into the incident in which musician Joseph Mayanja aka Dr. Jose Chameleon is accused of assaulting a Boda Boda rider. The Kajjansi Division Police Commander Komakech and the Officer in Charge of CID in the area have been directed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Drama ensued as thugs attempted to rob a woman in front of the Kampala Central Police Station yesterday afternoon. The four thugs who were moving on two motorcycles punched and dragged a woman identified as Hellen Nantambi, off a Bodaboda at around 1:45 pm before …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The disbandment of police posts is to blame for the increasing level of crime in various areas in Mukono district, the local council-LC I chairpersons have revealed. This comes two months after police merged 129 police posts across the country as one of the measures …

Sheema, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Sheema District are hunting for a private security guard who shot his colleague dead. The deceased identified as John Wakulira, 56, attached to Thunder world Security Services and a resident of Ndadile cell Kyetume sub county Mukono District. Martial Tumusiime the Greater Bushenyi …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Operations Commander of Kakiri Policing Division Hannington Asiimwe is detained at Railway police in Kampala on the accusation of selling six sacks of marijuana exhibits. Asiimwe, according to police sources, conducted an operation in areas of Masuulita, on Christmas eve, where he intercepted sacks …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police fired teargas and live bullets to stop opposition politicians and activists from first holding end-of-year prayers and holding a procession through the Kampala city center. Opposition politicians under their umbrella United Forces of Change had organized a public end-of-year prayer at Nsambya Sharing Hall …