Court Remands Suspect Charged with Fraudulent Procurement of Registration of Land Titles

The Nakaseke Chief Magistrates Court has remanded a suspected land grabber identified as Mugume Deus to prison until 08/02/2024.

Mugume Deus was on Wednesday afternoon arraigned before the court by the State House Anti Corruption Unit working with the Criminal Investigations Directorate CID on a charge of Fraudulent Procurement of Registration of Title.

Court heard that the accused fraudulently procured the registration of a land title, Block number 796 plot 79 found in Bulemezi-Rukumbi measuring 70 acres from his mother, Nyiramafaranga Margret. 

Mugume Deus forged transfer forms purporting to have been signed by his late grandmother  Kangyezi Jenesta, who  had died about a year ago. 

He later sold the said family farm land to a one Ruta Ngambwa who is being investigated by the State House Anti Corruption Unit after receiving multiple land grabbing cases against him in areas of Greater Luwero.