Four suspects have been remanded to prison after appearing before the Wakiso Chief Magistrate’s Court over allegations of conning an elderly man out of Shs170 million using fake money.
The suspects, identified as Jamil Sendi, Anderson Juuko, Fatuma Namuli and Jamilah Nalunjogi, were on Thursday arraigned in court by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit working together with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).
Prosecution told court that during February 2026, in Bulenga and Buloba in Wakiso District, the accused and others still at large allegedly conspired to steal Shs170 million from James Ssekagya shortly after he had sold his land in Bulenga.
The suspects reportedly convinced the elderly man that they would multiply his money by exchanging it for dollars, but instead handed him fake currency notes.
Investigations later found the suspects in possession of counterfeit currencies from different countries, including printed notes resembling United States dollars, United Kingdom pound sterling and Uganda shilling notes.
The fake Uganda shilling notes were in denominations of Shs20,000 and Shs50,000, totaling more than Shs45 million.
Court remanded the four suspects until March 18, 2026 as investigations continue.
