JUST IN: Court adjourns hearing case for Lamwo district leaders

Lamwo: The court hearing for Lamwo District LCV Chairperson, Hon. Oyet Sisto Ocen, has on Thursday, July 18, 2024, been adjourned to August 15, 2024, for mention.

Meanwhile, Padibe Town Council Chairperson, Obalim Richard Omoo, was granted a cash bail of one million shillings this morning.

Each of his five sureties was handed a non-cash bail of 5 million shillings following his criminal summons a few weeks ago. His court hearing has also been adjourned to August 15, 2024.

The district Chairperson was last week granted a cash bail of 1 million shillings with a non-cash bail of 5 million shillings for each of his sureties.

The District Chairman, along with Padibe Town Council Chairperson Obalim Richard Omoo and others, who are still at large, have been embroiled in a legal matter related to obtaining goods by false pretense.

Oyet faces charges of obtaining goods by false pretense, obtaining money by false pretense, conspiracy to commit a felony and conspiracy to defraud.

Between April and May 2024, Ocen, along with accomplices still at large, allegedly conspired to defraud Bazanyanengo Emmanuel by obtaining 2,910,000 Ugandan Shillings under the pretense of selling government vehicles.

The vehicles implicated in the alleged fraud include a Toyota Hilux Pickup (license plate UG 0445M), a white Toyota Hilux (numberless), and a white Land Cruiser (numberless). These Vehicles are the property of the Lamwo District Local Government.

Obalim Richard Omoo, the Chairperson of Padibe Town Council, is also accused of conspiring to defraud the government by falsely claiming that three vehicles were being taken for repairs.

The State House Anti-Corruption Unit and the judicial system are actively addressing this case to combat Fraud and Corruption in government institutions.

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