Land Grabber Arrested and Charged in Court with Obtaining Money by False Pretense

Masaka Chief Magistrates Court has charged a notorious land grabber operating within Gomba District with obtaining UGX 300M from a one Steven Kagyenyi by false pretence.

The suspect identified as Mwesigye Amos was apprehended by the State House Anti Corruption Unit with help from the Criminal Investigations Directorate CID and arraigned before Masaka Chief Magistrates Court.

It is alleged that in 2020, the accused together with some family members of the late Nasanairi Kinalwa connived and purportedly  purchased 120 acres of  titled land from them yet they were not the owners of the said land.

 He later fraudulently sold part of the land to other people in order to frustrate the interest of the registered owner Frank Rushanganwa. 
The suspect has also been using some government officials to subdue the interests of his victims.  He has been remanded.