Soldiers storm police station in Uganda, free colleagues in raid

There are increased cases of illegal roadblocks in central Uganda, including the capital Kampala. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Police in Uganda are investigating a case in which soldiers raided a police station in Ndejje, Wakiso District, just outside the capital Kampala on Wednesday night, where they held officers on duty at gunpoint before freeing fellow colleagues who had been detained for allegedly staging illegal roadblocks.

The incident took place at the Lumuli Police Station in Ndejje Parish on Entebbe Road, Wakiso District.