In a high-stakes operation, a joint team of police, the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF), and local leaders dismantled a criminal hideout in the Lubigi swamp. The gang, notorious for terrorizing commuters through violent robberies and phone snatching, had set up grass shelters as their base of operations. Police spokesperson ACP Rusoke Kituuma revealed that…
Police in Kampala have launched an investigation into allegations of assault against a well-known events promoter by senior managers of Jwala Fireworks Company. The incident reportedly took place on January 1, shortly after a fireworks display in Kamwokya went disastrously wrong. Jwala Fireworks Company had been contracted by Namaste Restaurant, located near Acacia Mall, to…
A brief border standoff occurred on January 3, 2025, when 52 Congolese soldiers crossed into Ugandan territory at Awasi Center in Afuda Parish, Jangokoro Sub-County, Zombo District. The soldiers claimed ownership of the land where a joint water project between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is being developed. The project, aimed at…
A Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officer has died by suicide, sparking renewed conversations about mental health challenges within the armed forces. The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon in Nakirebe, a location between Wakiso and Mpigi districts. According to initial reports, the officer, identified as RO/13999 Lt. Amon Ariho from the UPDF Engineering Brigade, arrived…
Authorities in Mayuge District have launched an investigation into a fatal road accident that claimed the life of Hajjat Nusura Nabukalu, the Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Budaka District, on Sunday afternoon. The crash occurred around 4:30 PM in Musita Village, Baitambogwe Sub County, along the busy Jinja-Iganga Highway. Police reports indicate that the…
A joint security operation by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) and other agencies led to the arrest of three suspects involved in a counterfeit smuggling scheme. The operation, conducted in Entebbe, Wakiso District, uncovered $2 million in counterfeit currency hidden in metallic boxes. Kennedy Odongkara, Communications Officer for SH-ACU, revealed that the first suspicious…
The community in Kiira Region’s Jinja East Division has expressed admiration for the police’s unique approach to Christmas patrols. On the night of December 25, 2024, SP Magombe Reagan led a team of officers in conducting impromptu checks at various police substations and posts, visiting locations such as Namasiga Police Post, Busede Police Station, Namaganga…
Kampala was thrown into shock and confusion after a police officerNo. 55915 PC Bahati Charles reportedly shot and killed a mini-truck driver Julius Ssemwaka during a traffic altercation on Kintu Road near the Sheraton Hotel. The incident, which occurred on today in the evening at around 4pm, has left witnesses and residents outraged. Eyewitnesses claim…
Four suspects have been remanded to Luzira Prison in connection with the killing of Tugume Albert Cook Apuuli, a mobile money operator and brother to Kampala Deputy Lord Mayor, Doreen Nyanjura. The suspects include Jimmy Mutagubya, a 27-year-old boda-boda rider; Kayemba Bosco, 47, a builder; and two unemployed individuals, Suuna Hamza and Makanga Marvin. Prosecutors…
Police in Nakawa are investigating the circumstances under which Ibrahim Ayiko, a brother to the Najjanakumbi FDC electoral commission Deputy Secretary Augustine Ojobire, was brutally stabbed to death. This incident happened on the night of December 16, 2024, in Nakawa division, in the Kampala district. Speaking to the media on December 17, 2024, Ojobire revealed…
