The joint security agencies on Thursday arrested a man suspected to be a suicide bomber. The man allegedly planned to carry out an attack on mourners at the funeral of the late Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech The Uganda Peoples Defense Force spokesperson, Brig. Flavia Byekwaso confirmed the development on Thursday night. During an interview, she ...
Read More »Investigations Into The Attempted Murder Of Gen. Katumba Has Starts With CCTV Footage
Police has released CCTV camera footage as investigations on the attempted murder of Gen Katumba starts. This footage was collected from nearby buildings and nearby places which show the suspected assassins. These suspects according to the footage, were traveling using two motorcycles. A statement released by Maj Gen Paul Lokech, the deputy Inspector General of Police, described the different places where ...
Read More »Police Changes See Over 250 Commanders Transferred
Recent police changes have seen major transfers of a total of 254 commanders. Over the weekend, the new Deputy Inspector General of Police released a letter to communicate some of the transfers. The letter said the Commissioner of Police, Paul Kato Tumuhimbise has been appointed as the new deputy director of the Criminal Investigation Directorate. The Assistant Commissioner of Police ...
Read More »Police Arrests Rogue Security Operatives Behind A Series Of Kidnaps Using “Drones” Numberless Vans
A joint security operation speared-headed by police has arrested a total of 10 operatives who they say have been behind the recent wave of kidnaps across Kampala and other areas. These security operatives using drone vehicles have been bundling Ugandans into numberless vans and whisking them to unknown places. Some they killed while others they tortured mercilessly, some have even ...
Read More »Police Needs Shs15.2bn To Roll Out Biometric System That Tracks Criminals
The Police Director in charge of Operations, Edward Ochom says the force urgently needs shs15.2 billion to be to roll out Criminal Automated Biometric Identification System(CABIS) throughout the country. The biometric system, the first of its kind in the country tracks and identifies criminals on spot. The CABIS is a system that allows processing, editing, searching, retrieving, and storing fingerprint, ...
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