Minimal crime during New Year celebrations
TheΒ police saysΒ the general Β securityΒ situationΒ duringΒ the New Year celebrations wasΒ calmΒ with a few incidences registeredΒ Β compared toΒ the previousΒ years.
Speaking to journalists, the deputy police spokesperson Vincent Sekatte attributed this to the public cooperation and vigilance of police that were deployed across the country.
Sekatte says thatΒ police deployed bothΒ overtΒ and covertΒ policeΒ to helpΒ curbΒ crime asΒ people ushered in Β 2013.
He said 3 fire incidences were registered across the country, 7 accidents that involved 9 deaths and 75 arrests.
Sekatte also said 35 arrests were made around old Kampala, 5 along Jinja road , 20 in MukonoΒ and 15 in wakiso district

