Police in Soroti has arrested four leaders of Global Alliance for allegedly extorting money from residents in the guise of offering them jobs.
The group comprising Aziz Simon Enock Edwo from Serere district, Edward Atinyi from Mbarara, William Emagu from Kaberamaido and Fiona Nakato Adyeri from Masindi district were arrested with 30 people whom they had reportedly recruited into their business.
The arrests were carried out after intelligence which allowed the Police to mount an operation at Atooti area, Soroti East Division within Soroti City on Wednesday.
According to the Police, the group had recruited people from Busoga, Lira, Soroti, Pallisa and other places within the country under the guise of offering them well-paying jobs at a fee. They were found undergoing training for the said jobs.
The Global Alliance Company operates through a network of agents recruited in different parts of the country. Under their arrangement, the company claims that one gains points which translates into cash by recruiting others to join the business. It is reported that under the Global Alliance scheme that a member can earn up to two million shillings in a day once they get into business.
Each of the new recruits pays between 900,000 and 1.3 million Shillings to join the network. The registered members, in addition, buy food supplements that they sell and earn profits that translates into their daily, weekly or monthly pay.
Several young people including students have reportedly been duped into the business but failed to realize any benefits. This caused an outcry from the members of the public, prompting the Police to swing into action.
According to Oscar Ageca, the East Kyoga Regional Police Spokesman, the arrests were conducted to prevent the unsuspecting recruits from being conned of their hard earned monies, or trafficked for the benefit of unscrupulous persons.
This is the second time in less than four months when Police in Soroti have arrested the Global Alliance workers.
In June, the Police again arrested 18 leaders of the same company at Hyde Park bar along Soroti – Moroto road . The group was found conducting a training session of more than 250 new recruits to the organization. The ring leaders were produced to court and remanded to Prison on charges of fraudulent dealings.
Last month (August), the government raised a red-flag on the Alliance in Motion Global, a multi-level networking and marketing company over allegations of fraud and human trafficking.
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