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Jinja city security on high alert after UK issues terror reports

04 July, 2023
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Police in Jinja City have deployed sniffer dogs to detect explosives at the Source of the Nile Bridge also known as new Jinja Bridge.

 


 

Kiira Region Police Spokesperson, James Mubi, says they have acquired two sniffer dogs through Richard Okullu, the Kiira Region Police Commander, to boost their investigations, especially in Bugembe, Mafubira, Namulesa, Buwekula, and Wanyange areas.

 

Mubi says that the sniffer dogs will be used in addition to CCTV cameras and patrol vehicles. This comes days after the UK government issued a terror alert indicating that terrorists were likely to strike Uganda.

 

It also follows a ban on pedestrians from using the Old Railway Bridge at night after three suspects were arrested carrying a gun in a sack.

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