Tag: Naguru Police Headquarters

Jinja: Father, traditional healer held over disappearance of 13-year-old child

Police in Jinja district have arrested a father and a well-known traditional healer in connection with the mysterious disappearance of a 13-year-old Hassan Nabikamba. The suspects (whose names remain withheld) are being detained at Jinja police station...

BREAKING! Pope Francis succumbs to terminal illness, dies aged 88

BREAKING NEWS

Pope Francis, the 266th and current pope of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88 after a battle with a prolonged illness. The Vatican confirmed the news in a statement made public on...

Crime

13 Arrested over Illegal Marijuana Cultivation in Mbale

Although Uganda's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 2015 allows for the legal cultivation of medical marijuana under strict regulations, unauthorized farming remains illegal.

Environment

Police Issue Safety Guidelines after Palabek Lightning Incident

In Uganda, between 2007 and 2011, lightning killed 191 people and injured 727, and these incidences are more common in districts like Gulu, Lira, Hoima, Jinja, Kalangala, and Kisoro.

Crime

Police Call for Public Vigilance as Murder Cases Surge

In July 2024, Bishop Zac Niringiye was hit by thugs with a blunt object and his mobile phone taken while he was jogging in Ntinda, and James Kakooza, a 54-year-old Kamwokya Councilor, was attacked in July 2022 while jogging at Yusuf Lule Road near Centenary Park in Nakawa division, Kampala city.

Security

Police caution Parents against Neglecting School-going Children

The parents who drive usually drop their children and let them out of cars to find their way to school; they drive off without seeing if a child has entered school.

Crime