13 soldiers in trouble over raid on Wakiso Police division

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The Police say they have arrested 13 soldiers over an attack on a Police station in Wakiso district.

In a statement released late June 2, 2025, and posted on their official X, formerly Twitter handle, the Police say the attack on the Police division happened at about 5:00pm on the same day (Monday). It adds that the soldiers were reportedly from the Presidential Taskforce on Land Matters and Environment, driving a green mini bus with registration number UBG 041U and a Toyota Noah UBR 647B.

The statement says the confrontation between the 13 soldiers and the Wakiso Police Division Commander and other officers at the station happened while the soldiers pursued a land dispute.

"They demanded that the Division Police Commander (DPC) assist in a land eviction, which she refused, citing the absence of a court order and the lack of involvement from the district security committee," the statement reads.

Her refusal, according to the statement, angered the soldiers, leading them to confront her. "In response, her fellow officers at the station used armed force, resulting in an exchange of gunfire that forced the soldiers to flee the scene".

A Police team from Kampala Metropolitan North Region and the army pursued and apprehended the soldiers at Yesu Amala in Wakiso District.

The statement says the group has been detained pending disciplinary action.