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Police in Iganga arrest two men accused of posing as UPDF officers to extort a parliamentary aspirant

Electoral Malpractice Verified Iganga 9 Nov 2025 Severity: 2/5

Police in Iganga said they arrested two men at Ntinda Valley Guest House who allegedly posed as UPDF officers with toy pistols and offered an Iganga Municipality parliamentary aspirant help to win the election in exchange for Shs3 million. According to the regional police spokesperson, the aspirant grew suspicious and reported the approach, and the suspects are held at Iganga Central Police Station pending charges.

Numbers

2 arrested or detained

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