News Briefs
Jun 11, 2010
The police may enlist the services of Interpol to look for the missing district chairman, Baker Ikoba Tigawalana. The southeastern Police commander, Christopher Kubai, on Wednesday said the hunt was still on and may be extended beyond Uganda’s borders.
Search still on
Mayuge
The police may enlist the services of Interpol to look for the missing district chairman, Baker Ikoba Tigawalana. The southeastern Police commander, Christopher Kubai, on Wednesday said the hunt was still on and may be extended beyond Uganda’s borders.
“Tigawalana’s arrest warrant has no expiry date and our officers have orders to arrest him on sight,†Kubai said. He said although they had information indicating the LC5 chief may have fled the country, they had to cross-check it thoroughly before alerting Interpol.
Tigawalana went missing in December last year after the court of appeal convicted him of a 2003 murder of his political opponent Fred Nume Musiitwa.
Two jailed for theft
mbarara
The High Court on Monday sentenced two men to five years in jail each, after they pleaded guilty to robbery.
The court, presided over by Justice Vincent Zehurikize, also ordered the convicts to pay sh244,500 for the property and money stolen from the complainants.
Patrick Tumusiime and Glatiano Ashaba from Ibanda, robbed four people of their money and mobile phones after staging an illegal road block at Omukyambu bridge on Mbarara-Ibanda road at about 8:00pm.
The victims were Ayub Kiggundu, a taxi driver and Clever Mukiza, whose mobile phones were stolen. Levinari Tugabairwe and Coleb Musinguzi lost sh18,000 each.
Warrior arrested
moroto
The UPDF on Monday arrested a Karimojong warrior suspected to have shot dead a local leader in Nakapiripirit district last month.
The army also recovered one gun with 23 bullets from him. Loduk Longolo was arrested from his hideout in Acelel village, Nadunget sub-county in Moroto district, after a tip-off by the residents.
He is suspected to have killed the LC1 chairman of Kamatur village in Lorengedwat sub-county, who was identified as Lochoro Lothia. Longolo is also accused of attempting to strangle Lothia’s relative, who was with him during the attack.
The motive of the murder has not been established.
Mayuge
The police may enlist the services of Interpol to look for the missing district chairman, Baker Ikoba Tigawalana. The southeastern Police commander, Christopher Kubai, on Wednesday said the hunt was still on and may be extended beyond Uganda’s borders.
“Tigawalana’s arrest warrant has no expiry date and our officers have orders to arrest him on sight,†Kubai said. He said although they had information indicating the LC5 chief may have fled the country, they had to cross-check it thoroughly before alerting Interpol.
Tigawalana went missing in December last year after the court of appeal convicted him of a 2003 murder of his political opponent Fred Nume Musiitwa.
Two jailed for theft
mbarara
The High Court on Monday sentenced two men to five years in jail each, after they pleaded guilty to robbery.
The court, presided over by Justice Vincent Zehurikize, also ordered the convicts to pay sh244,500 for the property and money stolen from the complainants.
Patrick Tumusiime and Glatiano Ashaba from Ibanda, robbed four people of their money and mobile phones after staging an illegal road block at Omukyambu bridge on Mbarara-Ibanda road at about 8:00pm.
The victims were Ayub Kiggundu, a taxi driver and Clever Mukiza, whose mobile phones were stolen. Levinari Tugabairwe and Coleb Musinguzi lost sh18,000 each.
Warrior arrested
moroto
The UPDF on Monday arrested a Karimojong warrior suspected to have shot dead a local leader in Nakapiripirit district last month.
The army also recovered one gun with 23 bullets from him. Loduk Longolo was arrested from his hideout in Acelel village, Nadunget sub-county in Moroto district, after a tip-off by the residents.
He is suspected to have killed the LC1 chairman of Kamatur village in Lorengedwat sub-county, who was identified as Lochoro Lothia. Longolo is also accused of attempting to strangle Lothia’s relative, who was with him during the attack.
The motive of the murder has not been established.