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Police called in as captain is conned out of Shs 2.5m

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SUNDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2014 20:33

WRITTEN BY ZURAH NAKABUGO

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After Capt Simon Lukungwire, 36, of fourth division Bulo, was conned out of Shs 2.5m allegedly to secure a loan from PostBank Uganda, city branch, last month, police have opened an investigation against the suspected conman, Tony Seguya.

According to Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango, Seguya has since been arrested and detained at Central police station (CPS), Kampala. According to Lukungwire's recorded statement at CPS, Kampala, he met Seguya last year at Luzira prison where the two were remanded.

While in prison, Lukungwire said, Seguya told him that he knew most bank managers in the city and he could assist him (Lukungwire) get a loan at a low interest rate to start a business after prison.

"So last month, when Lukungwire's mother -in-law got sick and she was stranded with verification forms of her joint bank account with Ayikoro Zubedah, her daughter-in-law, to get a loan, he [Lukungwire] called Seguya for help. Seguya told him to meet [him] at PostBank, City branch, with all his documents to process the loan," Onyango said.

Lukungwire said when they met; he gave Seguya money to process the loan. Seguya allegedly also said that the bank manager had asked them (Lukungwires) to inform the ministry of Public Service that they wanted a Shs 15m loan for the emergency treatment of Ayikoro and that they would recover the money from her pension at Public Service.

Seguya asked for Shs 250,000 to process their documents very fast at the Ministry of Public Service, which they sent to  his mobile money account.
Lukungwire told police that after two days, Seguya requested for another Shs 350,000. He claimed their documents had been queried at Public Service because they had not been certified by the registrar of companies.

He said since they wanted the loan very fast, they also sent the money to his mobile money account. Lukungwire said Seguya later asked for Shs 2.5m to deposit it on their account in PostBank to act as security for their loan.

He said Seguya entered the bank manager's office at City branch and told them later that their loan had been approved and would be deposited on their accounts anytime before the end of the day, which didn't happen.

Lukungwire said he later received a call from one Annet who claimed to be the PostBank manager, City branch. Annet reportedly suggested that it would be better for them to get a loan of Shs 30m and asked them to deposit another Shs 2.5m on their account as security.

He said they refused and started suspecting that they could have been conned. When they contacted Seguya, his mobile phone was switched off. They stormed the bank the following day and met the bank manager who advised them to see the head of legal department, Rebecca Korito.

When she looked at the loan application documents, she told them they had been conned. The bank reported the case to CPS, Ref. No. SD/ 73/06/10/14/CPS and the investigations started. Seguya was arrested on October 7.

He was charged with forgery, obtaining money by false pretence and attempted theft of cash. The PostBank publicist, Jackie Tahakanizibwa, said in an interview: "Seguya forged all bank documents including the bank letterheads, the stamp but he didn't connive with any of the bank managers.

He used to enter the bank as a customer and pretended to talk to the managers but he didn't discuss anything to do with the loan at the bank," she said.

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Gwokto La'Kitgum

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