LIBERATION DAY IN PICTURES
10 police officers were awarded medals at the 33rd liberation day celebrations in Tororo district last Saturday. President Yoweri Museveni was the Chief Guest.
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POLICE INTENSIFIES ANTI FGM OPERATIONS
The police in Sipi region, has intensified its operations, particularly in Kween district, after it charged 18 suspects to court, including a 50 year old ring leader Irene Cherop; all from Kongilel village, Kaptum sub county in Kween district with aiding and abetting FGM. The group was arrested, after police foiled their plans to conduct […]
Continue ReadingKenyan National Arrested Over Illegal Entry
Jinja Central Police station is holding a 26 year old Kenyan man identified as Munene Martin on charges of illegal entry into Uganda. Munene was arrested at Ambercoart URA check point near the Nile bridge after being sighted under the truck near the spare tyre by URA personnel. He was handed over to Jinja Police […]
Continue ReadingPolice Arrest Private Security Guard For Shooting One In Downtown Kampala
On 23/01/2019 at 2015hr, Central Police Station Kampala responded to gun shots that had been fired around Ben Kiwanuka Street. Upon reaching the scene, it was established that Coleb Muhwezi, a guard attached to SWAT Security Company deployed at Pioneer Building, had allegedly discharged bullets that killed one person and injured another. The deceased has […]
Continue ReadingUganda Flags Off 13 Police Officers For Somalia Peace Keeping Mission
A contingent of 13 Individual Police Officers (IPOS) were yesterday flagged off for a peace keeping mission in Somalia under AMISOM. Uganda Police Force, Director of Peace Support Operations, AIGP Grace Turyagumanawe urged the officers to be discipline as they go to serve in Somalia. “Keep the same good standards of discipline as you go […]
Continue ReadingPRESS RELEASE
This is to inform the general public that security agencies in close coordination with immigration officials have been investigating two foreign nationals working with a leading mobile telecom company over their engagements in acts which compromise National Security. The two foreign nationals include ; Olivier Prentout, a French national and Annie Tabura, a Rwandan national. […]
Continue ReadingIGP Launches National Command Center for CCTV
The Inspector General of Police J.M Okoth Ochola has today launched the National Command and ICT Research and Innovation Centres, a structure under the CCTV Project. “The command center structure is the heart of C4I that is, command, control, communication, coordination and intelligence for Uganda Police Force in cooperation with sister security agencies. It is […]
Continue ReadingPOLICE WARNS OF FAKE TERROR ALERT
The police have noted with serious concern, falsified terror alerts, warning of a terrorist attack, two weeks from the Nairobi incidents of 15th January, 2019; that is being spread on various social media platforms. Another version is of a woman called “Violet Kemunto alias Khadija” who is claimed to be armed, dangerous, ruthless, kills without […]
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This is to inform the general public and in particular, members of the Muslim community who were intending to participate in the National Jumaa Special Prayers, at Kololo Independence Grounds, today, Friday, January 18, 2019, that the prayers will not take place, after it was established that the religious gathering, that was being organized by […]
Continue ReadingForty Individual AMISOM Police Officers end a year’s tour of duty in Somalia
A total of forty (40) Individual Police Officers (IPOs) from Police Contributing Countries to AMISOM will be leaving Somalia this week, after the end of their tour of duty. The officers from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zambia received medals and certificates of service at a ceremony presided over by the Acting AMISOM […]
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