Preliminary police reports suggest that the unidentified robber offered Asega a bottle of beer suspected to be laced with chloroform, causing him to fall asleep. Seizing the opportunity, the robber absconded with Asega's motorcycle unnoticed.
The West Nile region police spokesperson says the deceased together with the wife returned home drunk and started quarrelling which resulted into a fight, in which the deceased was hit with a saucepan in the ribs and he collapsed.
According to Akello, she acted on intelligence reports indicating that the suspect was keeping over 40 children at Continental hotel in Arua City Central Division for transportation to Al-Rahman Islamic Primary and secondary school along Kampala- Bombo-Luwero road.
According to statistics from the child and family protection unit at Arua central police station, at least 544 case of violence against women and girls was recorded last year, which is higher than 377 cases of violence recorded in 2021. Of the 544 cases recorded by the police last year, 112 are defilement cases, 418 case of domestic violence and 14 case of rape.
According to the report, Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement in Kamwenge District recorded the highest number of suicides with 12 cases, followed by Bidibidi refugee settlement in Yumbe district with 11 cases, Adjumani refugee settlement and Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in Kibuube District both recorded 7 cases.
Godfrey Apangu, the Arua City Principal Health Inspector explains that along Arua Avenue road, over 15 litter bins that were installed have been vandalized by unknown assailants and sold as scraps. He further notes that the continued vandalism of the litter bins for scraps has complicated their efforts towards sustainable waste management in the city.
The suspects are Antoniata Nyakuru, 43, a midwife at Adumi Health Centre IV, and Judith Atako, 30 years, a resident of Ambala cell, Nyiovura Ward, Ayivu Division.
According to City authorities, non-citizens especially Congolese and South Sudan nationals often pay a bribe of between Shillings 50,000 to 200,000 to LCs for recommendation letters to process the National IDs.
Rahema Minallah, who works with FIDA-Uganda Arua Office says in the last three months their office received and handled 20 cases of neglect, sexual harassment and violence against women or girls living with disabilities.
Arnold Arinaitwe, the Ayivu West Division Police Commander, says that they have so far arrested three suspects in connection to the theft of the medical equipment.
During an operation on Wednesday, police recovered 74 Cartons each containing 24 bottles at a shop in Oluodri trading center, Ayivu Division, Arua City.
According to the IG, the trio solicited a kickback from a supplier who was hired to offer catering services for the training of over 900 village health teams in Terego district. The event was organised by TASO-Uganda.
Josephine Angucia, the west Nile region police spokesperson, says that the suspects are in custody at Arua Central Police station (CPS) as investigations continue. Angucia says no new death has been reported from Madi Okollo and Arua city.
The death started occurring on Friday until Sunday morning while several other victims are hospitalized. According to police, seven of the deaths occurred in Mvara and Oluko suburbs in Arua city and seven others in Madi Okollo district.
The operation comes follows a visible rise in the children involved in selling edibles within the city centre. Children as young as five years have been seen wandering across the streets of Arua with baskets containing foodstuffs, eggs, vegetables and fruits, polyethene bags, and facemasks.
According to Police's half-year Crime Report 2022, 902 theft cases were recorded, being nearly a third of all crimes registered in the region from January to June this year.
Josephine Angucia, the West Nile Regional Police spokesperson confirmed the arrest of the suspect saying they have charged him with office breaking and theft as well as theft of power back up.
At the time of his arrest, Andama had started pouring petrol all over himself. In the ensuring scuffle at least two police officers sustained injuries after the suspect bit their hands in an attempt to resist arrest.
