KAMPALA, Uganda — Police in Old Kampala have arrested eight people after a video circulated online showing a group of men boasting about attacks on members of the public and making threats against dentists. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Racheal Kawala said four of those detained allegedly appear in the clip. The arrests were made at a gym in Namungona on Tuesday, 8 September 2026.
Why did Uganda Police arrest eight people in Namungona? Police say a viral video showed men claiming responsibility for violent attacks and demanding money from dentists who treated injured victims. Officers later detained eight people at Gojo Gym, including four they believe appear in the video, but the wider criminal allegations remain under investigation.
What police have confirmed
Uganda Radio Network reported that officers conducted an intelligence-led operation at Gojo Gym in Namungona, Lubya Parish, Rubaga Division. Police said eight people were taken into custody and that four of them are believed to be among the men shown in the circulating video.
Kawala identified the detainees as Matiti Mohammed, also known as Beast-Commander; Nurudin Kasule, also known as 2 I/C; Umar Mubiru; Adams Lukooya; Martin Kiyimba; Yosam Junior Alinda; James Walumu; and Elvis Simanya.
The arrests do not establish guilt. Police have not announced formal charges, presented the evidence in court or established that every detained person took part in any attack described in the video. The suspects remain in custody while investigators prepare files for possible court proceedings.
Pulse Uganda's account says about six men appear in the clip. Police allege that members of the group praise themselves for attacks that left victims with damaged jaws and teeth. They also allegedly demand a share of money earned by dentists treating injured people and threaten practitioners who refuse.
Those statements are claims made in a video and allegations reported by police. No named victim, dentist or completed criminal case was publicly identified in the material reviewed for this report.
Why the gym is part of the investigation
Police said preliminary inquiries indicate that some of the suspects may have used the Namungona gym as a meeting point while presenting themselves as people training in boxing. Investigators are examining possible links to robbery, housebreaking, theft, phone snatching, use of weapons and unlawful possession of suspected narcotic substances.
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Uganda Police Arrest Eight After Viral Attack Video
Sep 9, 2026
Sep 9, 2026
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KAMPALA, Uganda — Police in Old Kampala have arrested eight people after a video circulated online showing a group of men boasting about attacks on members of the public and making threats against dentists. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Racheal Kawala said four of those detained allegedly appear in the clip. The arrests were made at a gym in Namungona on Tuesday, 8 September 2026.
Why did Uganda Police arrest eight people in Namungona? Police say a viral video showed men claiming responsibility for violent attacks and demanding money from dentists who treated injured victims. Officers later detained eight people at Gojo Gym, including four they believe appear in the video, but the wider criminal allegations remain under investigation.
What police have confirmed
Uganda Radio Network reported that officers conducted an intelligence-led operation at Gojo Gym in Namungona, Lubya Parish, Rubaga Division. Police said eight people were taken into custody and that four of them are believed to be among the men shown in the circulating video.
Kawala identified the detainees as Matiti Mohammed, also known as Beast-Commander; Nurudin Kasule, also known as 2 I/C; Umar Mubiru; Adams Lukooya; Martin Kiyimba; Yosam Junior Alinda; James Walumu; and Elvis Simanya.
The arrests do not establish guilt. Police have not announced formal charges, presented the evidence in court or established that every detained person took part in any attack described in the video. The suspects remain in custody while investigators prepare files for possible court proceedings.
Pulse Uganda's account says about six men appear in the clip. Police allege that members of the group praise themselves for attacks that left victims with damaged jaws and teeth. They also allegedly demand a share of money earned by dentists treating injured people and threaten practitioners who refuse.
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Those statements are claims made in a video and allegations reported by police. No named victim, dentist or completed criminal case was publicly identified in the material reviewed for this report.
Why the gym is part of the investigation
Police said preliminary inquiries indicate that some of the suspects may have used the Namungona gym as a meeting point while presenting themselves as people training in boxing. Investigators are examining possible links to robbery, housebreaking, theft, phone snatching, use of weapons and unlawful possession of suspected narcotic substances.
ChimpReports also carried the police account and reported that the last four people named by police were found at the premises. Police said suspected substances were recovered from some of them. Laboratory findings or court records confirming what the substances were had not been published by the reporting cutoff.
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That distinction matters because social-media commentary has already described the detainees as a proven criminal organisation. The police statement supports reporting an arrest and an investigation; it does not yet support declaring that every person arrested committed the offences under review.
The video moved from social media to police action
The clip was circulating publicly before the operation and became the central lead in the story. Matooke Republic embedded a public X post containing the video, showing how the material moved from online discussion into mainstream reporting and a police response.
The video should not be treated as a confession that proves specific crimes on its own. Investigators still need to identify the speakers, authenticate the recording, establish when and where it was made and connect any statements to documented victims or incidents. Editing, context and speaker identity can all affect how a clip should be interpreted in court.
Police say efforts are continuing to identify other people shown in the recording and determine their possible roles. Members of the public who recognise individuals in the clip or who believe they were attacked have been asked to provide information to Old Kampala Police Station or another police post.
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The next reliable milestone will be a formal charge sheet, a court appearance or a further police statement setting out evidence connected to specific offences. Until then, the eight people should be described as suspects in custody, not convicted offenders.
The investigation also creates a public-safety question for medical workers. Police have reported the threats described in the video, but no verified pattern of dentists being extorted has yet been made public. Dentists or patients with relevant information should report it through official channels rather than confronting anyone shown online.
For readers, the verified core is narrow but significant: a disturbing video circulated, police identified people they believe appear in it, and eight suspects were arrested during an operation in Namungona. The criminal claims made in the clip and the alleged links to other offences now require evidence that can withstand court scrutiny.
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