The information which reached the desk of the IGP on Thursday was analyzed and assessed by the Joint Operations Command before it was confirmed as accurate this morning. It was received from both Ugandan operatives in Somalia and International police informers.
Today, Saturday 13th September, 2014, security agencies in a successful joint operation foiled a terrorist attack. A number of suspects belonging to a terrorist group have been arrested, and explosive materials which were meant to be used recovered.
In a statement issued by the Deputy Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango, he states that they have received intelligence information that terrorists belonging to the Al-Shabab militant group are planning to attack by hitting fuel tankers in transit, fuel depots and stations.
Buliisa Resident District Commissioner-RDC Florence Beyunga says the ban followed a realization that those staging discos compromised security. Beyunga who doubles as the chairperson district security committee says the disco operators in the district often lack security gadgets to check persons that enter disco halls.
Police often issues warnings for the population to be extra vigilant during the festive season because there is a spike in a variety of crimes. But many hotels in Kabale municipality are yet to institute security measures that could prevent crime on their premises.
Juma Sulaiman (22) who claims to be a Congolese National from Bucuro-Bwito in DRC Was arrested from Bunagana Border post between Uganda and DRC as he tried to cross to the DRC without any document about his particulars.
Police in Luweero have finally cleared a Pakistani national who has been under investigation over suspicions he could be linked to terrorists groups that want to attack Uganda.
Kabale bus operators are yet to heed police calls for increased security awareness. Police issued a directive on 26th April calling on all places where people gather to ensure there is security screening. The call was due to terror alert warnings. No steps have been taken for passenger safety in the public transportation areas though.
