
A serving Special Forces Command captain, Yonasan Tibenderana, 35, has been remanded to Luzira Prison in Uganda over allegations that he obtained Shs 200,000 from a woman by false pretences, promising to help her secure an express National Identity Card, according to The Observer. Tibenderana appeared before Nakawa grade one magistrate Rhoda Acham Ochom on Tuesday and denied the charge.
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