POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH DISCREDITABLE CONDUCT.

The Territorial Police in Busoga East has charged ASP Masinde Yaser Okot the Regional ICT Maintenance Officer, with discreditable conduct, which on conviction attracts punishment under the Police code of conduct that ranges from reprimand to a dismissal from the force. The officer has a medical condition of diabetes and last week, his photos went […]

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HIGHWAY AND ROUTINE PATROLLERS WARNED ON BRIBERY.

The IGP has instructed the Directorate Of Crime Intelligence to conduct operations aimed at apprehending patrollers on highways and routine foot patrol, who solicit bribes from motorists and people walking back home. Notably are patrollers along Busabala road and others heading out of the city. This indicates that we still have a few undisciplined officers […]

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8 ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH CLERICS FATAL SHOOTING

The task team actively investigating the murder of Sheikh Mutumba Masudi, 60, the imam of Iwemba Masjid Noor, Iwemba Sub County Bugiri district, has so far arrested 8 suspects majority of one family, highly connected to the senseless killing. It includes a boda boda rider who transported the killers to and from the murder scene. […]

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POLICE ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING MURDER BY SHOOTING

The territorial police in Busoga East Region( Bugiri) is actively investigating a case of murder by shooting vide CRB 112/2020 (of CPS Bugiri of sheikh Mutumba Masudi 60years). Sheikh Mutumba was the Imam of Iwemba Mosque,Iwemba Sub county  Bugiri District. The incident occurred yesterday at around 9:00PM at the deceased’s home in Busimba village Iwemba […]

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ALLEGEDLY KIDNAPPED REVEREND FOUND ALIVE IN SOROTI

We would like to inform the public that the Reverend Deacon, Isaac Mwesigwa, 37, a victim of an alleged kidnap, along the Misindye –Seeta Road, on the 9/02/2020 at around 10pm, was found alive in Soroti Municipality, toady 12/02/2020, and handed over to police at the East Kyoga Regional Police Headquarters. The victim who was […]

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GRANDFATHER AND FATHER ARRESTED IN TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF AGGRAVATED DEFILEMENT.

The police in Butambala has in custody, a 70 year old male adult, Kiwanuka  Haruna for the aggravated defilement of his 4 year old, grandchild. The incident occurred on the 3/02/2020 at 6:30pm, at Bulaawa village, Kalamba Subcounty, Butambala District, where the grandfather to the victim, called her behind the latrines and asked her to […]

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POLICE CRACKS DOWN FAKE SHILLINGS AND DOLLAR RACKET

The Directorate of Criminal Intelligence conducted 4 separate raids on criminal gangs dealing in counterfeit currencies at Cham Towers, Crystal Valley Hotel, Mengo and selected outskirts of Kampala.  The task team seized fake Ugandan Shillings, black dollars bills totaling $10.500, USD 200, 16 bundles of black US Paper Dollars and chemicals among several exhibits.  Four […]

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POLICE REFUTES FALSE AND MISLEADING MEDIA STORY 

In the Daily Monitors of Tuesday, February, 4, 2020, there was a malicious and misleading story under the front page headline ” Al-Shabaab terror suspect escapes “. The Paper further alleged that “Abdul Sandir had been in police custody since his rearrest in 2018. It is alleged he planned to attack Parliament, Oasis Mall and […]

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THE DIGP CONDUCTS A CRITICAL REVIEW OF ASTU DEPLOYMENTS IN KARAMOJA

 Following concerns about growing insecurity and violence due to raids and counter raids in the Karamoja region by legislators under the Karamoja Parliamentary Association; the Hon. Minister of State for Karamoja, Hon. Moses Kiige, the CDF Gen. David Muhoozi, the DIGP Major Gen. Sabiiti Muzeeyi, Honorable Members of Parliament from the Karamoja sub region, held […]

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