133 suspected thugs have been arrested in operations against a new spate of pang-wielding attacks in the Kampala Metropolitan Area. More than 25 people have so far been injured in three separate attacks in Namungoona, Kyengera, Kawempe, and Nabweru-Nansana areas in the past two weeks by machete-wielding assailants, who rob cash, mobile phones, and other…
The Uganda Police Force Traffic and Road Safety Directorate on Monday said they were hunting for the driver of a Fuso trucker registration number UBB 288W who fled the scene immediately after hitting and dragging a Toyota Premio resulting into a fatal accident. Faridah Nampiima the Traffic Police spokesperson noted that four people were killed…
A war of words has erupted between Uganda People’s Defence Forces spokesperson Brigadier Felix Kulayigye and Uganda Police over a case involving suspected rapist in Wakiso District. In a statement this evening, the police says “Our attention has been drawn to a video clip from NTV circulating on social media emanating from a program that…
Three people were injured in a road accident on Friday morning when a driver of the Global bus failed to control it and rolled several times at Kayabwe along Masaka-Kampala highway. The Mbarara-bound bus Reg. No. UAX 283A was enroute to Mbarara from Kampala. The police’s traffic and road safety PRO ASP Faridah Nampiima said…
Arua police are holding Sharon Amaniyo, a resident of Koo cell in Yivu ward, Ayivu division for allegedly strangling her two-month-old infant to death. One of the residents identified as Tabu Albino found the minor’s lifeless body lying in the suspect’s doorway around 6am on Monday. She was intercepted by residents at around 9am, who…
Jailed lawyer Male Mabirizi has today failed to continue with the offensive communication case against him before Buganda Road Magistrates Court citing hunger and persecution in prison. This case was instituted against him by lawyer Robert Rutaro Muhairwe as a private prosecutor. The case was instituted a few days after the High Court Civil Division…
SP Martial Tumusiime, the Greater Bushenyi Police spokesperson is being hunted on allegations of impregnating a suspect and neglecting a child. Jane Asiimwe Muhindo, the Bushenyi District Resident Commissioner says that SP Tumusiime impregnated Phoebe Katusiime, 31, a resident of Katanda Village, Katanda Sub County in Rubirizi District. Preliminary investigations indicate that Katusiime met Tumusiime…
There is a new form of fraud in Kampala which is being perpetrated by revellers at bars that accept payments for services using Airtel money. Our investigators reveal that these fraudulent revellers enjoy services at bars, then pay for the same using Airtel money but later reverse the transactions after leaving the bar, thereby causing…
Detectives from flying Squad in Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP) South and Nansana Division have arrested a notorious gang leader, identified as Lubowa Geofrey alias Jeff, who was behind the wave of armed robberies, sexual assaults against women, burglaries, and swash-and-grab attacks in Nansana Division. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga revealed that Jeff and his other accomplices,…
Police detectives in Crime intelligence department have arrested the main suspect who was behind the torture of a plumber one Njuba Brian who was captured in video while being tortured that went viral on social media platforms. The Victim was seen tied with barbed wires and was burnt with a burning Jerry can while in…
