POLICE CRIME REPORT: State House Anti-Corruption Unit, Police Recover Shs1.3bn

By Francis Otucu

In the past year, a total of 64 cases were reported to Police in 2019.

This, compared to 32 cases reported in 2018.

During this year, Post Bank Uganda, Middle East Consultants, NAADS Youth project in Western Uganda and Pyramid Schemes among others were investigated.

For example, Shillings 1,352,000,000 was recovered as follows;

a. Alleged financial impropriety by Post Bank Uganda officials, Ugx. 16,000,000 was recovered. Case pending in court.

b. Alleged obtaining money by false pretenses by officials of Middle East Consultants, Ugx. 348,000,000 was recovered and paid back to the victims of trafficking.

c. For Youth project in Western Uganda at NAADS, interventions were made and Ugx 161,000,000 was recovered and paid back to the victims.

d. Alleged financial impropriety of funds by officials of National Lotteries Annual Crime Report – 2019 Page I xxx PROTECT & SERVE UGANDA POLICE and Gamings Board, Ugx. 782,000,000 was recovered and returned to the consolidated funds. xii. Under pyramid schemes, (a) In Dunamiscoin Resources Ltd; Ugx. 709,000,000 was frozen on their accounts while Ugx. 47,000,000 was recovered.

Releasing the report at the Police Headquarters, Naguru Tuesday, the Inspector General of Police, Martins Okoth Ochola said a relative increase in cases of homicide, cybercrimes and corruption related cases. However, the force realized a decrease in other crimes.