The police in Jinja have in custody Alex Kabusu a resident of Wairaka cell in Kakira town council in Jinja district for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting residents of Shillings 11.55 Million.
Police say that Kabusu’s arrest followed complaints from 77 residents of Kakira town council who accused him of soliciting Shillings 150,000 from each one of them with promises of hiring them as employees of "Comforter of the Afflicted Formation Hope," a none existent NGO.
Kabusu is locked up at Kakira central police station pending further inquiries. Moureen Akello, one his victim, says that the suspect told them that money was meant to facilitate the operationalization as village coordinators for the NGOs to mobilize impoverished communities for bursaries but he never fulfilled his promise.
According to Alex Weere, another complainant, he registered with the organization in November 2022, after being convinced by Kabusu that the NGO would provide medical insurance covers, financial aid, and food to the registered members. He, however, says that the suspect disappeared without a trace and their efforts to find the whereabouts of the NGO confirmed that it was non-existent.
In his statement, Kabusu claims that his friends in Mukono district, whom he paid the money he collected from the complainants as membership fees introduced to him the NGO. He says that after realizing that his friends had gone into hiding, he also decided to hide in Wairaka cell for fear of reprimand.
Kiira regional police spokesperson, James Mubi, says that the suspect faces three counts of impersonation, fraud, and obtaining money by false pretense. Mubi advised members of the general public to always conduct due diligence before such deals.
