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One Shot Dead, Two Arrested In Kampala Police Operation
Kampala Metropolitan Police, together with the Director of Crime Intelligence, carried out an operation on November 21, 2023 to mitigate motorbike-related robberies. The operation, that was carried out along the Nakuvubo water channel opposite the Namayiba bus terminal, saw a suspect succumb to gun-shot injuries and two others arrested. The now deceased suspect has been…
One Shot Dead In Karuma Hydro Power Dam Robbery
A security guard at Karuma hydropower project in Kiryandongo district on Friday night shot dead a suspected thief and injured another. The victims, part of a group were trying to break into a store at the facility to steal building materials. Kiryandongo district police commander (DPC) Joseph Bakaleke confirmed the incident saying two people were…
One Serial Killer Arrested Over Murdered Makindye Girl
One person has been arrested in relation to the kidnap and murder of an eight-year-old girl, Dylan Kirabo, at Luwafu in Makindye Division. Kirabo was kidnapped and strangled by unknown person’s moments after she was sent to buy spices at a shop located about 20 meters from her grandmother’s home. Her body was found in…
One Scandal Too Many: Former CID Director AIGP Akullo Quits Uganda Police
A contract erroneously fixed in the file of Assistant Inspector General of Police-AIGP Grace Akullo, the former Director of the Criminal Investigations Directorate has led to her ejection from the Uganda Police Force-UPF. Akullo who has been serving as the Director National Central Bureau commonly known as Interpol Uganda handed over office to her deputy,…
One Rescued, Several Construction Workers Feared Dead In Makindye Building Collapse
Only one person has sofar been rescued and several people feared dead after a four-storied building collapsed on Friday evening in Makindye, a Kampala suburb. According to the Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga, the incident is believed to have happened at around 9pm in Klezia Zone, Makindye division Kampala district, behind Calendar hotel. “Police has responded…
One Perish, 16 Severely Injured In Buvuma Nasty Road Accident
One person has died on the spot and 16 others are nursing severe wounds from an accident in Bubanzi village, Buvuma town council. The deceased has been identified as Julius Kwanya, an employee of Buvuma Oil Palm Uganda. Kwanya and the injured who are also employees of Buvuma Oil Palm Uganda were on Saturday night…
One Feared Dead, Thousands Displaced As Landslides Ravage Three Villages In Mbale
Torrential rains in the eastern Ugandan district of Mbale on Sunday triggered off a landslide which has affected three villages leaving one person so far confirmed dead and property destroyed, a relief agency said on Monday. The saddening incident happened in Busaano Sub-County, Bufoto Parish, Mbale district following a heavy downpour on Sunday September 6,…
One Dead, Scores Injured In Pakwach Road Accident
One person died on spot and over sixteen others sustained grave injuries when a bus they were travelling in hit a hippopotamus near Pakwach Bridge in Nwoya District. The nasty accident occurred on Saturday February 15 in late hours of 11 pm when the bus registration number UBG 001C belonging to St. James School of…
One Dead, Scores Injured As Police Shoot At Kyagulanyi’s Crowded Supporters
At least one person died and several others sustained injuries after Uganda police opened fire at National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential contender Robert Kyagulanyi’s supporters in Mbale City, on Sunday. Eye witnesses have identified the deceased as Kharisma Mateeka, who was a songwriter and one of the staunch Bobi Wine supporters and a NUP coordinator…
One Dead ,Scores Injured In Rest House Ministries,Fidodido Ceiling Collapse
One person has been confirmed by police to have died after the ceiling of Fido Dido ice cream parlor and rest house ministries caved in on Monday afternoon along Kampala road. Most of the injured people were the followers of Pastor Isaac Kiweesi of Rest Church who had gone for lunch break prayers. Police detectives…