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UPDF captain on NIRA 'Wall of Shame' charged with obtaining money by false pretence over ID card

Corruption & Abuse of Office Disputed Uganda (national) 8 Sep 2026 Severity: 2/5

According to the Daily Monitor, a serving UPDF captain attached to the Special Forces Command, whose photograph had been placed on NIRA's 'Wall of Shame', was arraigned before a Grade One magistrate. He is accused of taking Shs200,000 from a woman after allegedly claiming he could get her an express national identity card.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Disputed: The Observer (8 Sep) and Daily Monitor describe the accused, Yonasan Tibenderana, as an SFC/UPDF captain; The Observer (10 Sep) reports that the SFC denies he is its officer.

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