Radio COMNETU
Crime
14 September 2024, 19:08
Pader police launch door-to-door crime awareness campaign
By Ekel Daniel Bonny Police in Pader district have launched a door-to-door awareness campaign aimed at engaging the community in crime prevention in response to the increasing levels of insecurity in the district. The campaign, which commenced on 13 September…
7 September 2024, 12:37 pm
One dead, two injured in brutal attack on family in Kagadi
By James Muhumuza The concept of brutal murder emphasises not only inflicting suffering on a victim but also committing murder with cruelty and extreme violence. Unknown assailants have attacked a family in Kagadi district, resulting in one death and two…
3 September 2024, 7:49 am
One killed, another injured in Kagadi
By James Muhumuza The offence of murder in Uganda is punishable by the maximum penalty of death, as provided under section 189 of the Penal Code Act. A tragic incident occurred last night in Rwenjobe village, Pachwa sub-county, Kagadi district,…
28 August 2024, 11:47 am
School director beats up journalists
By Edwin Okurmu Kisa Police in Matugga and Kasangati, Wakiso district, are searching for the director of Junius Primary School, located in Nansana municipality, Mr Didas Mugisha Nguma, who is accused of assaulting journalists who visited his school to conduct…
19 August 2024, 7:32 am
24-year-old man held for alleged misconduct with a minor
By James Muhumuza Police in Mwitanzige Subcounty, Kakumiro district, have arrested a 24-year-old man, Elinest Tumusiime, a resident of Ijumangabo B village, Kakumiro district, on allegations of defiling a 13-year-old girl. The incident reportedly occurred over the weekend. According to…
15 August 2024, 16:10
IG arrests DPP staff member in Pader for alleged extortion
By Lakomekec Kinyera Geoffrey Oneka, an office assistant at the Resident State Attorney’s office in Pader district, was arrested today by the Inspectorate of Government (IG) on charges of extortion. The arrest follows allegations that Oneka demanded Shs 1 million…
10 August 2024, 10:44 pm
Parents arrested for marrying off a 14-year-old girl in Amolatar
Five people have been arrested for their involvement in the marriage of a 14-year-old girl. On Friday, 9th August 2024, five people were arrested in Apokmitimogo ‘A’, Amolatar town council. Among those arrested is the girl’s mother, Apili Jenifer, along…
9 August 2024, 12:38 pm
Two pupils allegedly poisoned by their step father
By Kyamanduma Patrick Stepfather accused of poisoning and killing two of his stepchildren in Kasese municipality. Two Pupils have died this morning from Mt. St. Mary’s Hospital in Kasese town, after eating suspected poisoned food. It’s alleged that the pupils…
30 July 2024, 15:32
Escaping Kony’s grip: A tale of resilience and recovery
By Lakomekec Kinyera A two-decade wilderness existence In 1997, Oryem Patrick Lumumba and Okot Stephen Oola were forcibly taken by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), enduring over two decades of captivity. Their return to freedom in 2019 marked a profound…
8 July 2024, 13:53
Bongtiko subcounty chairman arrested for animal theft
By Lakomekec Kinyera In a significant crackdown on livestock theft, Mr Lugela Kilama John Bosco, the chairperson of Bongtiko subcounty, was arrested alongside three others on Sunday, 7 July 2024. The community alleges that the suspects misused their official positions…