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1 May 2026, 8:18 pm
Pader registers 27 cases of cattle theft within four months
By Geoffrey Okwong Police in Pader District have registered a total of 27 cases of cattle theft within the past four months, raising alarm among security agencies and local leaders over the growing threat to livelihoods and development. The District…
30 April 2026, 7:40 pm
Okello Onyum sentenced to death for Kampala daycare murders
By Francis Oyet Opwonya Christopher Okello Onyum, a 39-year-old Ugandan-born American, has been sentenced to death after a High Court in Kampala found him guilty of murdering four toddlers in a shocking attack at a daycare centre in Ggaba earlier…
30 April 2026, 4:19 pm
Police recover illegal SAR rifle in Apac as suspect flees arrest
By Winnie Auma Police in Apac District have recovered an illegal SAR rifle during an intelligence-led operation in Amia Amola Village, Alworoceng Parish, Ibuje Subcounty. According to North Kioga regional police spokesperson, Jimmy Patrick Okema, the operation was conducted on…
29 April 2026, 3:18 pm
Students sent on abrupt holiday after mob killing at Abongomola school
By Winnie Auma Police in Kwania District have launched investigations into a tragic case of mob justice that claimed the life of a student at Abongomola Seed Secondary School. According to Jimmy Patrick Okema, the police spokesperson for North Kioga,…
24 April 2026, 4:39 pm
Commercial Sex Workers and Street Children Worry Oyam District Town Councils
By Eman Yonah Oruk Commercial Sex Workers and Street Children Raise Concerns in Oyam District Town Councils Investigations carried out over three months in Kamdini, Loro, Iceme, Minakulu, and Oyam town councils reveal that Kamdini is leading in cases of…
23 April 2026, 8:26 pm
Three remanded for theft, one jailed for eight months in Pader
By Geoffrey Okwong Three men were remanded to prison while another has been sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment for theft in Pader District. The suspects remanded are Innocent Odong, 23, Stephen Komakech, 29, and Joel Rwotomiya, 28. They were remanded…
23 April 2026, 9:45 am
Police officer stabbed to death by boyfriend in Gulu City
By Andrew Ogwang A police officer attached to Namukosi Police Station in Mityana District has been fatally stabbed in Gulu City following a domestic dispute with her boyfriend. The incident, registered under Gulu CPS CRB 207/2026, occurred on April 22,…
22 April 2026, 1:53 pm
Senior police officer arrested over attempted rape in Kole barracks
By Winnie Auma Police in North Kyoga Region have arrested a senior officer over an alleged case of attempted rape that occurred within Kole Police Barracks in Kole District. According to the regional police spokesperson, SP PJ Okema, the incident…
22 April 2026, 11:50 am
Gulu police strike hard, capture 4 in targeted crime operation
By Gift Okello A targeted intelligence-led operation in Gulu East Division on Monday evening resulted in the arrest of four suspects linked to a wave of criminal activities in Laliya Ward. This move comes as security agencies ramp up efforts…
18 April 2026, 4:32 pm
Two dead, two critically ill in suspected poisoning incident in Agago District
By Otim Moses Police in Agago District are investigating a suspected poisoning incident that has left two people dead and two others critically ill in Paimol Subcounty. The incident occurred in Ngora East Village, where 38-year-old Apio Esther and her…