The General Court Martial has remanded a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) major and two civilians on charges of obtaining money by false pretences and scandalous conduct.
The suspects who include RO/10262 Maj Nicholas Ntakirwa, aka Gen James, who is attached to the Directorate of Operations, Land Forces, Mohammed Ali, a director at Duck Hunter Security Company Limited and Besigye Trevor, a businessman.
Prosecution told court that in September 2025, Maj Ntakirwa, aided by Mohammed Ali and Besigye Trevor allegedly presented himself as Gen James and fraudulently obtained money amounting USD 2,400,000 (approximately UGX 13 Billion), from Gafar Ibrahim Mohammed Elsawi, an investor of MAPSCO General Trading LLC allegedly, as payment for 30kgs of gold which behavior is against the morality, order and expectations of the Code of Conduct for the defence Forces.
Prosecution further alleged that the trio others still at large, allegedly obtained UGX 13 Billion from the investor on 22 September 2025, at the offices of Duck Hunter Security Company Limited in Muyenga, Makindye Division, Kampala City, with intent to defraud, falsely pretending that they were selling and exporting 30 kg of gold to Dubai, UAE, when they were not.
The group allegedly on September 29th 2025, further obtained another USD 120,000 (over UGX 500 million) from him with intent to defraud, falsely pretending that the money was to be paid to the Commissioner General of the Uganda Revenue Authority where as not.
They have been remanded until November 16th, when the case will come up again for mention.
