Those arrested include the son to the deceased, Joseph Angai, 24 and his neighbour, Christopher Epasu, 27. The duo, with another still at large, Robert Opige, 25 allegedly beat to comma, Norah Alapo after she was reportedly found in sexual act with a neigbour, John Ademu, 52, by the roadside.
In an operation headed by the FPU commander, Col. Geoffrey Nuwagaba on Thursday, the army destroyed over 5,000 illegal fishing nets and several boats worth over 300 million shillings.
Asio’s body was discovered in a septic tank on September 9, 2021 at her matrimonial home in Muyenga, Kampala. She went missing on January 6, 2021 and the search for her whereabouts continued by the police and relatives until September.
Esep who is a fisherman had reported that his son, Ivan Oluka, had been attacked by the crocodile on Sunday night when they went fishing in Lake Kyoga. But after the body was retrieved from the water on Tuesday evening, there wasn't even scratch on the teenager’s body except a broken neck.
The officers include Norman Etolu, the Parish Chief in Kobulubulu Sub County, Geofringo Geofrey Egadu, the Parish Chief in Aperkira Sub County and Raymond Eboyu a.k.a Charles Raymond Elyau, the Assistant Accountant, Ochero sub County. Etolu and Egadu are accused of forging diploma papers to get jobs as Parish Chiefs while Eboyu is accused of living and working under impersonation for 37 years.
Grace Arago, a resident of Ararak village in Alwa Sub County, Kaberamaido district surrendered herself to the Police in Alwa Police Station on Sunday after realizing that her husband, Robert Epuku, 49 had breathed his last.
The boy and his family had travelled from Olelai Village to Acongwen Village, all in Aperikila Sub County for the introduction ceremony. According to area residents, the boy’s family had already paid 300,000 Shillings as the brideprice. They were preparing to handover a goat to the girls parents by the time the police stormed the home.
The deceased include a retired teacher, Moses Kafeero Amooti and his nephew Benson Bogere who were hacked by assailants in Kobulubulu sub-county, where they had gone to collect payment of 4.5 million Shillings from the sale of land in Murem Landing Site in Kobulubulu.
Stanley Eroku, the Spokesperson Statehouse Anti- Corruption Unit, says the CAO fled arrest when the unit interrogated officers from Lango sub region last year.
“He has been hiding since March last year but we managed to arrest him yesterday. He will be produced to court soon and details of his case shall be availed shortly”, Eroku said on phone.
Janet Amuge, the Officer in Charge of the Child and Family Protection Unit at Kaberamaido Police Station, says they received information around 4:30 PM on Sunday regarding a child found crying alone in a nearby bush.
In August, the drugs were intercepted being transported to Kampala using a super- custom vehicle via the ferry in Namasale landing site, Lake Kyoga. The drugs were reportedly picked from Kaberamaido district headquarters allegedly with the knowledge of Ebitu.
Michael Odongo, the East Kyoga Region Police Spokesperson, says the handcuffed suspect picked a gun belonging to a police officer attached to Abalang police and shot himself.
The LC III Chairperson went into in hiding last month after he allegedly set ablaze the house of Simon Okello, a resident of Gwetom A village in Kaberamaido Sub County on suspicion that he was involved in an extra marital affair with his wife.
Eriatu reportedly slit the throat of his wife, Betty Etura on Sunday night and fled into hiding. Michael Odongo, the East Kyoga region police spokesperson, explains that the couple went out to drink in a nearby trading center on Sunday night.
East Kyoga Region Police Spokesperson Michael Odongo told Uganda Radio Network that police is hunting for Einyu to record a statement in relation to the arson case filed against him on Saturday night.
The deceased, Richard Ewila 45, a resident of Ominai A village in Alwa Sub County, was lynched on Tuesday by a mob for allegedly killing his wife Christine Ajiko aged 35
