The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded four people for stealing curtains worth 3 billion Shillings.
The suspects are Mugumya a shop attendant resident of Bulwadda Cell in Wakiso District, Yusuf Junior Kiruuta a businessman and resident of Mutundwe Kirinyangabo in Bunamwaya Division Makindye Ssabagabo, Ivan Zziwa a businessman resident of Namugongo Mbalwa in Wakiso District, and John Tamale a resident of Kiwanda Jomayi Seeta Mukono District.
The group aged between 27 and 29 were on Friday arraigned before the Court presided over by Senior Principal Grade One Magistrate Winnie Nankya Jatiko and charged with four counts including theft and receiving stolen property.
The court heard that Mugumya, Kiruuta and others still large between 2018 and 2022 at Kagule Plaza Kiyembe in Kampala District and Bweya Kajansi stole curtain materials, cushions, materials, curtain tapes, curtain pipes, curtain holders, eye lights /curtain rings valued at 3.7 billion shillings. The Prosecutors contend that the said items were the property of Hajji Sulaiman Lwabuuka Kisuule.
Kiruuta, Tamale and Zziwa are accused of having received stolen property including 18 curtain rolls and clothes knowing of having reasons to believe the same to have been feloniously stolen or obtained.
They pleaded not guilty and were sent to Luzira Prison until November 5th 2024 as investigations continue.
Their lawyers led by Kidandaire attempted to apply for bail but because of time constraints, the Court gave them Tuesday next week to make their respective applications.
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