Police deploy flying squad and extra officers in Kazo District after spate of killings

Inspector General of Police Abas Byakagaba said during a visit to Kazo District that police had deployed flying squad units from Kampala and Mbarara and were adding six officers in each of the district's ten sub-counties, following a spate of killings and livestock and produce theft. According to a Rwizi Region police crime report cited by the Daily Monitor, Ibanda and Kazo recorded 14 murder cases each between July and September. Local leaders told the IGP that some Ibanda sub-counties have no police posts.