JUST IN: Three Remanded over Illegal Takeover of Deceased’s Estate in Wakiso District

Three persons have been arraigned before court on allegations of forcefully and illegally taking over estate of a deceased person in Wakiso District thereby denying Bona Fide occupants ownership rights.

The trio identified as Male Umar, Nsereko Hood Mukasa Ssembatya and Namboze Janat Nsubuga were today, Friday, April 24, 2026 charged at the Makindye Magistrates Court.

The charges include intermeddling with the estate of a deceased person, eviction of a lawful or bona fide occupant, destroying growing plants, forcible entry, malicious damage to property, theft, and trespassing on burial grounds.

According to the State House Anti-Corruption Unit that investigated the case, the accused between 2024 and 2025, together with others still at large, violently and unlawfully entered land measuring app. 4 acres located at Ndejje-Lubugumu in Makindye-Ssabagabo Municipality, Wakiso District, belonging to the estate of the late Ibrahim Katerega.

They reportedly evicted lawful bona fide occupants without a court order, destroyed plantations, demolished houses with property still inside, and stole belongings with the help of armed goons allegedly deployed with machetes and sticks. The accused are also said to have fenced off the land, including burial grounds, thereby denying the rightful beneficiaries access to the estate of the late Ibrahim Katerega.

Investigations further indicate that, without letters of administration, they participated in the sale of three acres of the deceased’s estate.

They have been remanded until 29th April 2026 when they will return to court for further mention of their case and possible bail application.