CONGOLESE NATIONAL ARRESTED AFTER HAND GRENADE EXPLODED IN HIS ROOM

The Directorate of CI in coordination with KMP North and Old Kampala Police arrested a Congolese National identified as Basake Ndakulye, aged 39 for further interrogation, after a hand grenade exploded from his house at Katende zone, Nakulabye Rubaga Division on the 15.08.2023 at around 4:30am. No family member got injured. The family had stayed […]

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IGP WISHES ALL MUSLIMS A HAPPY EID – AL ADHA AND FURTHER URGES THE PUBLIC TO BE MORE VIGILANT

The IGP, Mr. John Martins Okoth-Ochola, has extended greetings and best wishes to all Muslims and well-wishers in Uganda and across the globe on Eid-al-Adha. As always Eid-Al Adha is a celebration of sacrifice for the common good, forgiveness, kindness, compassion and solidarity, which all Ugandans richly deserve. Although there are no specific threats against […]

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DEATH TOLL FROM TERRORIST ATTACK ON LHUBIRIHA SS RISES TO 44

We wish to sadly inform the public that following the death of Mbambu Felistus, a 50-year-old, female adult, who succumbed to the inflicted injuries from the terror attack, from Bwera Hospital, and the additional recovery of a decomposing body, of a female victim, recovered in the DRC, by UPDF soldiers, who continue to pursue the […]

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DCI RECOVERS TWO GUNS USED IN AGGRAVATED ROBBERIES AND MURDERS, 9 SUSPECTS ARRESTED

The Directorate of Crime Intelligence in coordination with CI KMP, FSU and the territorial police in Kassanda, Nsangi and Kabalagala, carried out major operations on the 20.06.2023 and 22.06.2023, which led to the successful recovery of two guns, and the arrest of 9 armed robbers, who form part of two notorious criminal gangs. The facts […]

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REMAINS OF 11 BURNT STUDENT VICTIMS IDENTIFIED, 6 PENDING

As you are all aware, 17 students of Lhubirira Secondary School, located in Nyabugando cell, Nyabugando ward, Mpondwe Lhubirira Town Council, in Kasese district, were burnt beyond recognition, in the boy’s dormitory, during the tragic terror attack on the school by suspected ADF, on the 16.06.2023. As a result, our forensic experts from the Directorate […]

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6-YEAR-OLD KIDNAP VICTIM USED AS BAIT IN THEFT OF A MOBILE PHONE FROM A BODABODA RIDER

The Territorial Police in KMP South and Nateete, are investigating circumstances under which, a one Sseginuja Mohammed, a 6 year old, male juvenile and son to Nassazi Sarah, aged 22 was kidnapped from Mutundwe-Mbawo zone in Rubaga division, Kampala district. The facts gathered indicate that the victim was lured by a male stranger, who offered […]

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SURGE IN TARGETED ATTACKS ON MOBILE MONEY DEALERS AND BANKING AGENTS

The Joint Security Agencies have registered an increase in targeted attacks on mobile money dealers and banking agents. The nature of the attacks are follow-home and front-gate attacks and physical/direct attacks at the premises, and while in transit to and from the banks. This calls for vigilance, alteration of routine patterns, target hardening in form […]

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STUDENT PATRON WANTED FOR AGGRAVATED DEFILEMENT AND SODOMY

The Territorial Police in Rwenzori West and Fortportal East division, is actively searching for a patron to a P.3 pupil aged, 9, at Kasisi Day and boarding primary school. The facts gathered indicate that a concerned pupil at the school, narrated his ordeal to his mother, after he told her that the Patron was making […]

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LHUBIRIRA SCHOOL TERROR ATTACK DEATH TOLL STILL STANDS AT 42 AND NOT 50 AS ALLEGED. 25 BODIES IDENTIFIED SO FAR

As you are all aware, the country continues to mourn and grieve, over the death of 42 people, including 37 children, in the most recent deadly terrorist attack, at Lhubirira Secondary School in Mpondwe, Kasese. We want to emphasize, that the attack on innocent children is barbaric, inhumane and constituted, crimes against humanity. As a […]

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KMP NORTH CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE THE ALLEGED UNLAWFUL CONFINEMENT AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS AGAINST SHEIKH KAMOGA

The Territorial Police in KMP North, continues to investigate the alleged case of unlawful confinement and trafficking in persons at Ttula Rehabilitation Facility, which belongs to Amir Ummar, Sheikh Mohammad Yunus kamoga and his associates. The number of male teenagers and young adults who were formed at the centre, has increased from 32 to 45. […]

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