CID Boss Grace Akullo cited in sugar scandal
Uganda Police CID Director and DPP are being investigated over a case in which both reportedly received a bribe to arrest and imprison two Ugandans for importing Sugar.
Grace Akullo working with a money lender Tayebwa Allan also claiming to be a state house family member illegally ordered arrest of Collin Mwesigye and his mother on a fake theft case and the two were locked up in Jinja Road Police and Kabalagala Police respectively without charge for seven days.
The two innocent victims of a loan shark working with Akullo were saved by MP Centenary Who demanded an explanation to why they couldn’t get Police Bond or appear in Court.
Collins Mwesigye and his mother rightfully purchased sugar in Thailand after realising the shortage of Sugar in the country, Collins had lived in Thailand for sometime.
They shipped their sugar into the country but unfortunately they were conned off 38,000 USD by Isiko Joshua who claimed he was a clearing agent but a thug who was protected by Herbert Muhangi a former commandant of Flying Squad.
The two were advised to borrow money from a money lender and their luck fell on a one loan shark Tayebwa Allan.
They met and signed agreement that he would help them pay fees for clearing their goods thereafter payment is made to him with interest.
Tayebwa refused to give them money directly, he knew it would be better for him to give money to a clearing agent of his choice and thereafter inflate the cost of clearing goods.
In their agreement parties agreed that Tayebwa retains two containers of sugar until he is paid and lets Collins and his mother sell off the remaining six containers. Each container has 500 bags of Sugar.
Collins and the mother borrowed a total of 40,000 USD, however checking receipts from URA indicated only 35800 was used to clear goods, this now created a dispute between the two parties.
Surprisingly, Tayebwa doesn’t demand 40,000 USD plus interest but 73000 USD. Which is almost twice the money he spent, typical thug.
How this figure doubled is an explanation that has no legal basis under the money lenders’ act.
Criminal charges preferred against the businessman and mother.
One would consider this a civil dispute that can even be solved by a registrar but in Uganda the Police is paid to forge cases against the weak for the purpose of extortion.
Tayebwa rushed to his friend and client Grace Akullo who also has loans with Tayebwa according to investigations done already.
Grace Akullo ordered the illegal arrest and detention of both Collins and the mother for seven days in different police stations, the two were never charged but officers kept telling Collins that he has one option to sign a cheque of 73000 USD and be set free together with his mother.
Every morning he was paraded and told his case was Head Quarters matter go back.
Luckily for them someone contacted Kasese MP Centenary with the matter, The MP moved to police and made reasonable demands, they wre issued police bonds with a charge of theft.
Theft of what? Sugar they own? or money they never received?
This matter is going to take Grace Akullo and the DPP down, what we need to prove is that there is no criminal matter and that Grace abused her office and power.
A snoop gathered that 5000 USD was released to make sure Colin’s signs a cheque.
Attached is proof that Collins was illegally locked up and proof he owns the sugar in question so he can’t be a thief.
A clean professional Police force is what Ugandans Need.
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