UPDF Maj Nicholas Ntakirwa and two others charged before General Court Martial over alleged Shs13bn gold fraud

UPDF officer Maj Nicholas Ntakirwa, a security company director and a businessman were arraigned before the General Court Martial on charges of obtaining money by false pretences and scandalous conduct, ChimpReports reports. According to the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, Ntakirwa allegedly posed as a general in September 2025 to persuade a foreign investor to buy 30 kilogrammes of gold, and prosecutors allege the suspects obtained Shs13 billion and a further $120,000 from the investor. The accused were remanded.