Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Old Kampala Police Division is holding a woman on allegations of attempting to bribe two senior police officers with 1 million Shillings for the release of her brother who had been detained on robbery charges. The suspect identified as Oliva Asiimwe, attempted to bribe …
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person has been killed and Shillings 34 million stolen in separate robberies at two pump fuel stations in Wakiso district. The deceased person has been identified as Victor Natumanya, a pump attendant at Ideal Energy petrol station found in Bulenga, Wakiso district. Luke Owoyesigyire, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) security cameras on various Kampala metropolitan roads have captured thugs surveilling and trailing clients from banks and other financial institutions. Uganda Police acting Director for Information Communication Technology (ICT), Yusuf Ssewanyana released CCTV footage showing a boda-boda rider who stages …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces General Court Martial in Makindye has convicted their own, Private Sam Omeno and a peasant Esia Nathan, over aggravated robbery of 750,000 shillings. Omeno attached to the Infantry of the Special Forces Command and Nathan, a resident of Kamuge in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have burst a racket of people suspected to be behind house break-ins in Nateete and surrounding areas. Their arrest followed a foiled robbery of a resident in Makayi zone, Nateete parish on Sunday night. A police officer at Nateete police station said …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF is holding their own for allegedly supplying military and police uniforms to three suspected imposters. Arthur Nuwagaba, a warrant officer II attached to the finance office in the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence-CMI, Mbuya in Kampala was arrested on Thursday. His …
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Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ibanda police are holding a Uganda Peoples Defence Force-UPDF soldier and civilian accused of kidnapping and killing a boda boda rider. The suspects are RA143341 CPL Musitafa Kajoomu alias Joseph Muwanga Jajja from Mukono and Michael Ahimbisibwe, a resident of Bushenyi district. Another suspect identified …
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Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Kakumiro district are up in arms against the police over the surging cases of robbery in the area. Residents accuse police of doing nothing to stop gunmen staging attacks in various parts of the district. According to the residents, about ten robberies have occurred …
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Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Pakwach district have arrested and detained their own Officer-in-Charge of Dei police post in Panyimur sub county over an office break-in, robbery and disappearance of equipment and exhibits. Assistant Inspector of Police Samson Odongo, the OC of Dei police post was picked up …
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Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three armed thugs have robbed a businesswoman in Kakumiro district of Shillings 4million. The gunmen raided a hardware shop belonging to Justine Kesande, a prominent businesswoman in Kikora trading center on Saturday evening, and placed her at gunpoint. They ordered her to surrender all the …
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