Hassan Kakande alias Wattu Criminal Syndicate
CID Headquarters GEF 1268/2018, Obtaining Money by False Pretenses Queen Mother Lombeko Sigcau and her daughter Princess Wezizwe Sigcau of Amanpondo Kingdom in South Africa were conned of USD 15,000 at Maya Nature Resort in Mpigi District. The suspects lured the duo for South Africa to Kampala allegedly to help them solve the problems affecting Amanpondo Kingdom through ritual offerings. Princess Wezizwe met one Hassan Bulwadda, the main suspect on Facebook and they began chatting. Other suspects included; Hassan Kakande alias Wattu and Hajji Haruna Mwanje. The case is awaiting trial in Chief Magistrate’s Court at Mpigi. On the 19th October, 2018, Princess Wezizwe Sigcau and Chief Ayanda Faku left South Africa and were picked from Entebbe International Airport by one Hassan Bulwadda, Haruna Mwanje and one only identified as Fahagi they were booked in a Maya Nature Resort hotel in the city. After a week, Queen Mother Lombekiso Sigcau and her sister Bonisile Dlamini joined the first two, and were received through VIP lounge at Entebbe International Airport and driven to the same hotel. The criminal syndicate started taking them out of the hotel to the City Centre where they took possession of the victim’s credit card and overdrew it. Later on the hotel bills accumulated to about UGX 14,000,000 and the suspects later on switched off their phones and disappeared. Through the CCTV footage from Entebbe International Airport, the detectives were able to identify the motor vehicle registration number used. The suspects obtained a patrol car to escort the convoy to make the victims believe they were royals. The victims were later tracked and Hassan Kakande alias Wattu was arrested while trying to flee the country.
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