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The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Martins Okoth Ochola on Wednesday released the Annual Crime Report for 2022 showing an 18 per cent increase in crime from the previous year 2021. Article 212 of the Constitution allows police as a…

On Friday last week, five justices of the Constitutional Court issued a judgement nullifying sections 168(1)(C and D) of the penal code act that enforced arrest of suspects on Rogues, vagabond and other petty offences. The court scrapped…

The Inspector General of Police IGP Martin Okoth Ochola has  condemned  an attack on Busiika Police Station, in Busika Town Council , Luwero district that left two police officers dead and others injured. The incident happened on October…

The Uganda Police Force has with immediate effect stopped mounting of any road blocks or barriers following a Presidential directive. Last week, the Prime Minister, speaking on behalf of President Yoweri Museveni mentioned that erecting…

The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola has ordered reinforcement of teams in Luwero to identify and apprehend the suspects who gunned down a police officer and injured another along the Kampala-Gulu highway. On Monday at…

The Inspector General of Police, John Martins Okoth Ochola has applauded President Museveni for appointing Maj Gen Abel Kanidho into the Police Force as the Chief of Joint Staff. “The IGP looks forward to working with Major General…

At least 160 police officers will be dispatched to Somalia in December to replace their colleagues serving under the Formed Police Unit (FPU) in the Horn of Africa nation. In a statement, police said the officers had completed a 6-month…

At least seven people including police officers and civilians attached to the office of the Inspector General of Police –IGP, Martin Okoth Ochola are being investigated for leaking documents, URN has learnt. A source at the Naguru Police…

Details have emerged as to why the Inspector General of Police-IGP, Martin Okoth Ochola recently appointed a committee to conduct a comprehensive audit in the affairs of the Logistics and Engineering Directorate. On Friday last week,…

The Inspector-General of Police Okoth Ochola has ordered Assistant Inspector General of Police Godfrey Bangirana to handover the Logistics and Welfare office, with immediate effect. The directive is contained in a letter dated July 19,…