On February 14, 2025, the State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU), in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), arraigned eight suspects before the Entebbe Magistrates Court. They face charges of forcible entry, forcible detainer, malicious damage to property, and theft. The suspects were remanded until February 28, 2025. The accused individuals include Sserungaya Alex Mukisa, Kajubi Peter, Ddungu Henry, Nnaku Ramanthan, Kaweesi Godfrey, Ngesa Robert, Mukiibi Asuman, and Mugweri Joseph, with additional suspects still at large.
On January 21, 2025, these individuals unlawfully entered a 68-acre plot of land located on Block 428, Plot 192 (formerly Plot 22), which belongs to Professor Eleanor Maxine Ankrah. They destroyed 18 acres of trees and crops and maliciously damaged property on the land. The suspects acted under the instructions of certain alleged bibanja (tenant) owners, including Lutaaya William, Nnalongo Kaita Bakumba Winfred, Kalenzo Edward, Osowa Anthony, and Robert Kayigwa.
These bibanja holders had previously entered into a consent agreement in the High Court, stipulating that the complainant would identify the 18 acres to be shared among them. However, on February 8 and 9, 2025, before the complainant could designate their portions, the same group, led by Ssebagula Aaron—a former convict with a history of land grabbing and fraud—forcibly entered the land. They cut down crops and trees, subsequently selling them to unknown buyers.
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) quickly responded, arrested several individuals involved, and investigations are ongoing to apprehend Ssebagula and his associates.