Uganda's police have accused "drunkards, loose women and people seeking to chat to dead relatives" of abusing free emergency police hotlines.
"Only 10% of emergency calls are genuine," said police spokesman Simeon Nsubuga.
He said women wanting to talk about their love lives and drunks wanting an escort should stop wasting police time.
Mr Nsubuga also dismissed claims that calling the 999 line at night would enable people to talk to the deceased.
"They tell them to call 999 15 times, call 999 20 times - but the problem is even if you call 999 10 times or 20 times or 100 times it will end up at the police," Mr Nsubuga said.
He said people were just calling the lines because they were free.
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