A joint team
of investigators from Defence Intelligence and Security former Chieftaincy of
Military Intelligence (CMI) and Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has
so far probed 17 suspects connected to more than 60 billion shillings stolen
from the Bank of Uganda.
Sources said that the $16m million was criminally
transferred from BoU accounts to foreign banks in countries such as Japan and
the United Kingdom (UK) and was the handwork of staff at the central bank and
Ministry of Finance.
Elgon FM understands that out of the 17 people so
far probed, nine are workers of BoU, six are at the finance ministry and two
are from the accountant general's office.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Kituuma Rusoke,
the Police Spokesperson was attending a meeting while Brig Felix Kulayigye, the
Army Spokesperson made his calls busy. Sources said five people are already in
custody at the former Special Investigations Division (SID) at Kinawataka,
Kireka, Nakawa Division, in Kampala.
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