Four Charged For Grabbing Sobbi Killer Land In Gomba

Four Charged For Grabbing Sobbi Killer Land In Gomb

By A.Lubowa

MPIGI COURT

FOUR dubious men were on Friday 20,2024
arraigned before the Chief Magistrate’s Court of Mpigi over land grabbing.

The suspects charged with various offences of fraudulent procurement of a certificate of title, giving false Information to public officials, perjury and, conspiracy to commit a misdemeanour among others in a bid to grab prime land measuring approximately one square mile in Gomba District.

The accused; Kiweewa Burton Mugagga, Mubiru Joseph alias Yozefu alias Kyakwambala, Kifampa John, Mayanja John Robert and others still at large are allegedly to have conspired to fraudulently obtain certificates of title for the said land in Gomba.

They were arrested by State House Anti Corruption Unit in collaboration with Uganda police and the office of the DPP in efforts to fight corruption and injustices around the country.

Court was told that between June 2022 and August 2023, the suspects falsely presented Mubiru Joseph alias Yozefu alias Kyakwambala an 80-year-old peasant, as the legitimate heir to the estate of the late Paul Kibi, deceiving public officials and authorities at the ministry zonal offices in Mpigi.

The group also allegedly conspired to mislead the Mpigi High Court by providing false testimony to secure letters of administration for the estate of the late Paul Kibi.

It was further said that Mr. Kiweewa had also hired goons to terrorize the occupants of the land, one of whom was famous gang leader Paddy Sseronjogi alias Sobbi who got killed on the same land last year.

They have been remanded till 1st October, 2024 and criminal summons have been issued for other suspects still at large.