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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Teenager Killed by Stray Bullet During Police Response to an Aggressive Dog

                     PRESS RELEASE  Teenager Killed by Stray Bullet During Police Response to an Aggressive Dog The territorial Police in Wamala Region is investigating an incident where Patick Manihiro a 13 year old, male juvenile and a pupil at Bukuya Primary School, was accidentally shot and killed by a stray bullet, when officers at Bukuya […]

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POLICE CLOSELY MONITORING CONSULTATIVE PREPARATIONS

We have noticed that some political actors and groups have released road-maps for public consultations online, and went on calling delegates and supporters to take part in these consultations.   We would like to remind them that it is a requirement under the EC guidelines, for all aspiring Presidential Candidates to formally notify the police.  At […]

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Foreign Criminal Network in extortion Racket Arrested

The territorial Police in KMP has two suspects , including an Indian and Ugandan , in connection with an extortion Racket where they invited Indian nationals under the pretext of connecting them to Canada for employment. The suspects identified as Praful Butan a Male adult of Indian origin and  Mugumya Ignatius Ugandan , invited four […]

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SPEECH BY THE IGP AT THE POLICE SAVINGS ASSOCIATION LTD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

As Uganda Police leadership, we are delighted to be part of this Annual General  Meeting which reflects in a practical way how police officers can organiZe themselves in a proper manner to financially benefit from one another and help to make a difference in their  general welfare. The “Police Savings Association Ltd – (PSAL)” was […]

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POLICE OFFICERS CHARGED FOR ALLEGED USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE

The Territorial Police in East Kyoga has arrested two of its officers on allegations of gross misconduct and excessive use of force that caused physical harm during the control and dispersal of illegal protestors in Soroti Municipality, on the 20/01/2020. On the 20/01/2020 at about 12:30pm, information was received of an unlawful gathering at the […]

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