Two lawyers and three Tropical Bank female employees were remanded to Luzira Prison for conspiring to steal shs 2.1 billion.
The suspects include; Hajjara Nansubuga, 32, a resident of Kawempe, Kalumba Zone, Faridah Nasiiwa, 37, a resident of Kitetika, Gayaza and Acen Deborah aged 33, who stays in Kireka- Kamuli road.
The three women are employees of Tropical bank.
The city lawyers are Paul Kiggundu, 43, lawyer and resident of Nkokonjeru, Kawanda and his colleague Kenneth Nsubuga Sebagayuga aged 38 years, a resident of Kabembe in Mukono.
According to the charge sheet, the pair together with the bankers masterminded the theft with Muzafalu Kamoga Lukanika aged 40, la and broker and resident of Nabweru.
They were charged with four counts of causing financial loss to the bank and remanded to Luzira prison on September 13 by Anti-Corruption Court after the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) sanctioned the case.
DETAILS
Statement of offence: Causing financial loss contrary in section 20 (I) of Anti-Corruption Act of 2009.
Nansubuga Hajjara, Nasiiwa Faridah, Acen Deborah, Kiggundu Paul Nsubuga Kenneth Ssebagayuga, Kamoga Muzafalu Lukanika and others still at large on 22th July 2021 and 26th July 2022 at Tropical Bank, Kawempe and Kampala Branch in Kampala City, being employed by Tropical Bank Limited as Bankers respectively, irregularly processed a payment of UGX 900,046,000 to Imran Advocates and Solicitors for the purchase of land comprised in Bulemezi Block 886 Plot 2 at Lukono without following the proper bank procedures and payment processes, knowing or having reason to believe that such actions would cause financial loss to the Bank.
Statement of offence: Causing financial loss contrary to section 20(1) of Anti-Corruption Act 204 (9) as amended.
Nansubuga Hajjara, Nasiiwa Faridah, Acen Deborah, Kiggundu Paul, Nsubuga Kenneth Ssebagayuga, Kamoga Muzafalu Lukaniku and others still at large on 30th July 2021 at Tropical Bank Limited, Kawempe Brunch in the Kampala City, being employed by Tropical Bank Limited as Bankers respectively, irregularly processed a payment of Ugx 585,023,000 to Nsubuga K.S & Co. Advocates for the purchase of land comprised Namande Block 68 Plot 41 Mityana District without following the proper bank procedures and payment processes, knowing or having reason to believe that such actions would cause financial loss to the Bank.
Statement of offence: Causing financial loss contrary to section 20(1) of the Anti-Corruption act, 2000 as amended.
Nansubuga Hajjara, Nasiiwa Faridah, Acen Deborah, Kiggundu Paul, Nsubuga Kenneth Ssebagayugu, Kamoga Muzafalu Lukunika and others still at large at between 4th August 2021 and 9th August 2022 at Tropical Bank Kawempe Branch in the Kampala city being employed by Tropical Bank Limited as Bankers respectively, irregularly processed a payment of UGX 642545,300 to Kembere Mohammed Account number 02173030001 at Bank of Africa without following the proper bank procedures and payment processes, knowing or having reason to believe that such actions would cause financial loss to the Bank.
Statement of offence: Conspiracy to defraud c/s 309 of the penal code act.
Nansubuga Hajjara, Nasiiwa Faridah, Acen Deborah, Kiggundu Paul, Nsubuga Kenneth Ssebagayuga, Kamoga Muzafalu Lukanika and others still at large between the month of July 2021 and August 2022 at Tropical Bank Limited, Kawempe and Kampala Branches in Kampala City, conspired to defraud Tropical Bank Limited of UGX 2.127,615,000 (Two Billion, One Hundred and Twenty Seven million, Six Hundred and Fifteen Thousand) was irregularly paid to the advocates and Kambere Mohammed the businessman.
