UN Sanctions M23’s Nangaa, FDLR and ADF Commanders
Congolese rebel leaders, Corneille Nangaa (L) and Sultani Makenga in DRC recentlyThe United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on senior commanders of the All...
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Iranian lawmaker calls for kidnapping 100 US troops and holding them in Iran
Iranian member of parliament and former Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Wednesday called for Tehran to invade a US military base in the Middle East, seize 100 Amer...
Police Rescue Seven-Year-Old Kiboga Boy Kidnapped for Ransom
SSP Lameck Kigozi Wamala Region Police SpokespersonA seven-year-old boy who was allegedly kidnapped from Kiboga District in a suspected ransom scheme has been rescued unh...
ULS says ‘No One Is Safe’ amid wave of abductions, crackdown on media by army
ULS President Isaac Ssemakadde expressed concern over the safety of Nation Media Group Uganda Managing Director Susan Nsibirwa, saying she was unreachable amid what it de...
Uganda Gold Scam Turns Deadly as British-Zimbabwean Buyer Is Killed
Gold scams in Uganda are becoming increasingly violent, with criminals now using firearms, abductions and killings instead of relying only on fake documents to defraud bu...
Why Police Tactics Are Falling Short on Kidnapping For Ransom Cases
Security experts are warning that inadequate investment in kidnapping investigation skills has left law enforcement agencies exposed, fueling public anxiety as kidnapping...
Court remands two in Katikkiro Walusimbi’s daughter murder case
Shock and grief have gripped Wakiso after court remanded two suspects linked to the brutal killing of Lydia Babirye, the daughter of former Katikkiro JB Walusimbi, in a c...
Katumba Katumba Wamala Decries “Loss of Humanity” Amid Rising Kidnaps and Killingsa
Public Service Minister Gen. Katumba Wamala has called on religious leaders to openly condemn what he described as a “complete loss of humanity” in Uganda, citing a s...
Woman Kidnapped for Ransom Found Dead in Wakiso, Two Suspects Arrested
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the kidnapping and murder of 52-year-old Babirye Lydia, whose body was recovered from a house in Wakiso District days...
Kidnapped, Ransomed and Killed: Police Probe Murder of Ntinda Woman as Kampala Crime Fears Grow
According to police, Lydia was reported missing at Old Kampala Police Station on June 4, 2026, after she allegedly disappeared while traveling from Busunju along Mityana...