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Police arrest six in Terego with voter registers, wooden logs and a firearm

Electoral Malpractice Official claim Terego 15 Jan 2026 Severity: 2/5

Police in Terego District said they arrested six people on polling day in an intelligence-led operation, three of whom were allegedly found with voter registers and wooden logs, and that a firearm was recovered from the vehicle they travelled in. According to the Daily Monitor, preliminary findings suggest some suspects are campaign officials of NRM Terego East candidate Wilfred Babanga Erima; the suspects were held at Omugo Police Station and moved to the West Nile regional police headquarters in Arua City.

Official claim: These are the figures given by Uganda Police Force (West Nile regional spokesperson Josephine Angucia) and Terego RDC David Kididi; they could not be checked independently.

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6 arrested or detained

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