Summary:
- The suspects, including Lius Tumwesigye, Atuheire Unique, Tumwesigye Gerald, Ahimbisibwe Elia, and Mwesigye Justus, are accused of extorting between 50,000 to 100,000 shillings from PDM beneficiaries.
RUBANDA: The Rubanda District Acting RDC, Eric Ssewandingi, has ordered the arrest of five Parish Chiefs and SACCO leaders in Ikumba Sub-county and Nshanjare Town Council over extortion of Parish Development Model (PDM) funds in Rubanda.
The suspects, including Lius Tumwesigye, Atuheire Unique, Tumwesigye Gerald, Ahimbisibwe Elia, and Mwesigye Justus, are accused of extorting between 50,000 to 100,000 shillings from PDM beneficiaries.
RDC Ssewandingi stated that Tumwesigye Justus, the Secretary for PDC Nshanjare Town Council, Arineitwe Ezera, the Chairperson for Loans, and Tumwesigye Gerald, the Chairperson for the PDC Committee SACCO for Nshanjare Town Council, have been extorting 50,000 shillings from PDM beneficiaries. He reported that 2.5 million shillings have been recovered from them and that they have been arrested.
CUE IN RDC SSEWANDIGI…..ON EXTORTION……ENG//
He also mentioned that Tumwesigye Elias, Chairperson of the Ikumba Parish Development Model, and Atuheire Unique, Treasurer of the Ikumba Parish Development Model, have been extorting between 50,000 to 100,000 shillings from over 15 PDM beneficiaries. He revealed that these two individuals have also been arrested.
CUE IN RDC SSEWANDIGI……..ON ARRESTS…..ENG//
