Crime

The Penal Code Act (Cap 120) criminalizes sexual offences deemed “against the order of nature,” with Sections 145 and 146 prescribing heavy penalties for such acts or attempts thereof.

A specialized team from the Kiira Regional Child and Family Protection Unit, led by SP Agnes Nampijja, has taken over the victim’s case.

Colonel Gai Fraser Mpadwa, Deputy Division Commander of the 5th Division, confirmed the incident during a press briefing on Monday, November 3.

St. Gracious School in Lira City has distanced itself from the alleged involvement of one of its teachers in an attempted bribery of a Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) scout. 

Investigations are ongoing, and the suspects will be arraigned in court upon completion of the probe. 

Police investigators recovered a hoe believed to have been used to dig the grave approximately 95 meters from where the body was found.

NUP president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine’s supporters have been arrested, and two key ones are on the run for vandalising a police vehicle with a private number plate.

Police have urged anyone who may have been victimised by the suspect to come forward and open cases.

Regional Police PRO SP Okema reiterated the police’s appeal to the public to refrain from taking the law into their own hands and to instead support law enforcement with credible information and evidence.

As part of the investigation, announcements will be made on local radio stations to appeal for public assistance, police has said.

The body of the deceased was conveyed to Lira Regional Referral Hospital’s mortuary for postmortem.

Ahead of Uganda’s 63rd Independence commemoration on October 9, North Kyoga Regional Police authorities have warned criminals against disturbing the current peace and security.