Over 100 spend night in cells as police intensify curfew operations in Kampala
A cop at Jinja street police headquarters who partook in night tasks revealed to Uganda Radio Network-URN earlier today that they captured 50 drivers from Nakawa and Lugogo-sidestep during time limitation time.
In excess of 100 individuals went through the night in the cells of various police headquarters in Kampala following the uplifted time limit tasks. On Tuesday, Kampala Metropolitan Police cautioned about the disturbing maltreatment of the evening time check in time activities by drivers and people on foot.
“We might want to educate the overall population that Kampala Metropolitan Police will begin today (Tuesday), to increase activities against those mocking time limitation. Whoever will be found disregarding check in time rules will be captured, vehicles appropriated and taken to courtrooms for indictment,” the Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire said.
At precisely 6 pm on Tuesday, joint security groups containing Police and Local Defense Unit-LDU work force conveyed deliberately on various streets in Kampala. They additionally mounted barriers at various traffic signals prompting the capture of a few check in time violators. The speculates included drivers, cyclists and walkers who were getting back past the 7pm time limit.
A cop at Jinja street police headquarters who partook in night tasks revealed to Uganda Radio Network-URN earlier today that they captured 50 drivers from Nakawa and Lugogo-sidestep during time limitation time.
“They went through the night at Jinja street police. We advised them and delivered some of them in the first part of the day. The screening is as yet proceeding,” said the official. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police representative says that they appropriated 339 engine vehicles and 265 bikes in the tasks in Kampala Metropolitan policing regions. “We will give express punishment tickets against these vehicles and bikes. The suspects right now kept at various police divisions will be summoned in official courtrooms for arraignment,” he said. Keneth Musundi, a boda rider in Nakawa division shouted out to police against the fierce capture.
He says that his clarifications to the officials that his cruiser had mechanical issues failed to be noticed.
Emmanuel Mayanja, one more rider at city square said the cops implementing the time limit have transformed it into a coercion plot. He says that the officials charge between Shillings 50,000 and 100,000 to deliver those found disregarding the check in time.
Owoyesigyire says the activities are continuous and encouraged the overall population to design their time early. “While these activities proceed, we actually alert and remind people in general to design their time very well to keep away from any burdens,” said Owoyesigyire.
