Two men are in police custody in Rukungiri District after it emerged that they allegedly presented forged documents to enable them join Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF.
Maj. Charles Kaboona, the UPDF Second Division Public Relations Officer identifies the suspects as Deo Aikiman, a resident of Mpungu Sub County in Kanungu district and Andrew Twinamatsiko, a resident of Ramabondo in Ntungamo district who had showed up for the exercise on Sunday ended at the Former Chief Administrative Officer’s palace in Rukungiri Municipality.
According to Man Kabooms, Aikman was arrested after he presented fake academic credentials indicating that he completed a Bachelor’s of Medicine degree at Kampala International University.
Aikman's trouble doubled when he allegedly attempted to bribe officers with Shillings 50,000 to release him. Meanwhile, Twinamatisko on the other hand allegedly presented fake recommendation letters from local leaders to allow him join the army. The recruitment team found that he has been on police wanted list for numerous offences.
By Tuesday morning, the suspects were being held at Rukungiri police station for questioning, and only 78 out of 700 people who turned up from Rukungiri, Kanungu and Ntungamo districts were recruited. Eight of the successful applicants were female.
