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Three arrested in Lira over alleged attempt to bribe UNEB scout for early access to PLE papers in Oyam

Corruption & Abuse of Office Official claim Lira 2025 (month not reported) Severity: 2/5

According to UNEB executive director Dan Odongo, security teams arrested three people, including the director of Atura Community Day Primary School in Oyam, at a hotel in Lira after a tip-off that they had offered Shs 1 million to a UNEB scout to get early access to Primary Leaving Examination papers. Odongo said the money was recovered and the suspects would be charged under the UNEB Act.

Official claim: These are the figures given by Uganda National Examinations Board (Dan Odongo); they could not be checked independently.

Numbers

3 arrested or detained

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