BREAKING NEWS. PAKWACH ANTI-CORRUPTION CRACKDOWN: SEVEN ARRESTED

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Pakwach, September 21, 2026 — Pakwach District Security and Anti-Corruption team has arrested seven people, including a GISO, an Officer in Charge of Police, a fisheries officer and a district councillor, over alleged extortion of fishermen and traders in Dei Sub-County, Panyimur area, along Lake Albert.

The operation was led by Pakwach Resident District Commissioner Nsubuga Bewayo Stephen RwothOmio, who also chairs the District Anti-Corruption and Integrity Committee, together with the District Internal Security Officer (DISO).

Those arrested include:

GISO, Dei Sub-County

Officer in Charge of Police Station, Dei

Fisheries Officer

District Councillor representing Dei Sub-County

Three other suspects

The suspects are reportedly being detained at Pakwach Central Police Station (CPS) as investigations and interrogation continue.

According to fishermen at Dei Landing Site, some have allegedly been required to pay up to Shs 20,000 per day to marine police officers before being allowed to carry out fishing activities.

The District Anti-Corruption and Integrity Committee has urged members of the public who may have been subjected to extortion to report their cases to the RDC's office or the DISO's office.

The arrests and allegations remain subject to ongoing investigations and due process.

Ocaya Kennedy |AfricaPamoja-UG 

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