The Buganda Road Magistrates Court yesterday remanded Lawyer Jude Ogik to Luzira Prison on charges related to theft of 1.2 billion shillings meant to compensate the Lugwar Clan over their land.
Ogik was charged with six counts including theft by an agent and uttering a false document and procuring execution of document by false pretence before the Grade One Magistrate, Siena Owomugisha.
The Court heard that on November 28th 2017 and January 14th 2019, Ogik while using his Centenary Bank account in Kitgum District stole 1.2 billion shillings meant to compensate the Lugwar clan after their land located in Pajimo parish was used by Uganda Peoples Defense Forces.
It is also alleged that Ogik forged handwritings and signatures of members of the Lugwar Clan to the Uganda Law Council Secretary purporting that it represents the true records of the attendance list of the beneficiaries whereas not.
Court has also heard that Ogik on September 15th 2019 in Kampala District instructed Moses Odongo, a surveyor with DNA Surveyors and Engineers to write a false invoice of 250million shillings to purport as if he was required to pay that amount yet there was no such a claim from those surveyors.
Recently, the Principal Judge Dr. Flavian Zeija made a verbal proposal to the Law Council to suspend indefinitely lawyers who steal clients’ money and those who are found of misconduct. END.