Lands Minister,Hon. Judith Nabakooba, has ordered police in Iganga District to apprehend four suspects and make interrogations over grabbing Iganga government land.
The culprits include Hajj Hamudan Nkobe, Said Baga, Deo Wakabi, and Muhammad Swaga.
The contested land belongs to Nakalama Sub-County, housing a school and the Sub-County headquarters.
The minister learnt about this land row from area leaders who raised a complaint to heroffice that the district officials and local leaders are conniving with land grabbers to sell off this land yet the government is planning to develop it.
“Take Hajj Hamdan and you retrieve all the documents concerning this land from him. We even need the application forms he used to acquire the land and also let all the suspects make police statements. They should also tell us who permitted them to sign on the documents when they very well know this is public land,” the minister ordered on February 13.
By namunyetoday