The State House Anti-Corruption Unit, working alongside the Criminal Investigations Directorate and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has charged Lutwaama Isaac Magandaazi, a renowned land grabber, at the Mityana Chief Magistrate’s Court with obtaining money by false pretences.
Prosecution told court that between March and August 2020, at Nawanga, Zigoti Town Council in Mityana District, Lutwaama falsely claimed he was selling land located at Block 24, Plot 53, which he did not own.
Lutwaama later on fraudulently obtained UGX 37 million from a victim by pretending to sell this non-existent property.
Investigations revealed that Lutwaama misled the victim into believing he was the legitimate owner of the land, yet it had a rightful owner.
The victim subsequently reported the incident to the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, leading to Lutwaama’s arrest.
Lutwaama later confessed to obtaining millions of shillings from the complainant.
Further investigations have uncovered that Lutwaama Isaac has multiple similar cases in both Mityana and Wakiso.
Lutwama has been remanded until April 9 when the case will come up for further mention.
