AMBUSH ATTACKS AGAINST SECURITY PERSONNEL ON DUTY

In the last 4 months, we have registered four serious incidents of senseless attacks on security personnel, in the areas of Busunju, Wakiso, Soroti, and Mbarara. A total of 6 security personnel (04 police officers and two LDUs) were attacked.  All the 4 police officers were murdered while the two LDUs escaped with serious injuries. […]

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GRANDFATHER ARRESTED FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING GRAND DAUGHTER

The Territorial Police in Kayunga has in custody a 60-year-old grandfather, for aggravated sexual assault upon his 9-year-old granddaughter.  The Preliminary facts indicate that on the 6.12.2021,at around 11.30am, a one Okou Okellp, a 60-year-old, resident of Wunga – Kyebuye village, Kayonza sub-county, Kayunga district, asked his 9 year old grand-daughter to escort him and […]

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PUBLIC WARNED AGAINST CRIMINALS DURING THIS FESTIVE MONTH

As you are all aware, we are in the festive month of December, which attracts a lot of activities, including thanksgiving and family get togethers, holidays, travelling,wedding/baptism parties, shopping and other business transactions.  All these activities give opportunity to criminals to steal, cheat, rob, and even scam or con members of the public, of their […]

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IGP’S SPEECH DURING THE OFFICIAL SEND OFF OF RETIRED OFFICERS

It is with joy and deep sense of satisfaction that I preside over this ceremony, to officially send off our retired officers.  A month ago, we held a similar event in this very venue when we convened to bid farewell to retired gazetted officers that included Directors. Today, we are gratified to send off retired […]

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MITYANA POLICE INVESTIGATING A DOUBLE MURDER OF ITS OFFICERS AND AGGRAVATED ROBBERY OF TWO GUNS

The Territorial police in Mityana is actively investigating a double murder of two of its officers and aggravated robbery of their guns, on the 7.12.2021, at around 4pm, at Sebobo village in Sekanyonyi Town Council. The two deceased officers include; CPL Okech Alfred and PC Kigongo Moses. The officers were responding to an alleged complaint […]

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Statement on alleged confession by suspects in Arua hospital ambulance theft

We would like to refute the incorrect information circulating on social media about a Doctor confessing to the crime of Stealing Arua Regional Referral hospital ambulance. First of all, no Doctor was arrested among the five suspects. Secondly, none of the suspects told police that they stole and sold the ambulance at three hundred million shillings […]

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SCRAP DEALERS AND GAS CLIENTS CAUTIONED FOLLOWING DEADLY CYLINDER EXPLOSION

As you are all aware, we registered another tragic incident of a gas cylinder explosion in Mbarara on the 30.11.2021, where two victims were fatally wounded and another 5 victims injured, one critically.  The two deceased persons were identified as Kasozi Hussein, a 19-year-old, scrap dealer, and and Kisinde Baker, a 30-year-old, welder, at the scrap […]

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PASTOR ARRESTED FOR KIDNAP AND CHILD RITUALISTIC SACRIFICE

The Territorial Police in Kiira, has in custody, a self-styled pastor and his wife on charges of kidnap and murder for ritualistic sacrifice of a 4-year-old girl victim.  The suspect has been identified as Prophet Joseph Sserubiri and his wife, Felista Namaganda. The 4-year-old victim, Nakisuyi Trinity Nabirye Zabella, whom they kidnapped on the 30.09.2021, was […]

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POLICE CONDEMNS ATTACK OF OFFICERS ON LAWFUL DUTY

We would likely to strongly condemn the senseless acts of violence, where an irate mob attacked police officers, while on lawful duty at Atukei street, Paliisa central, Paliisa town council, in Paliisa District. The preliminary information indicates, that on the 05.12.2021, at around 1500hrs, PPC Kiseka Samuel and PPC Alyomu Ibra attached to FFU were […]

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