Major General Akok Noon Akok, former head of South Sudan’s presidential guard, has vowed to recover close to Shs.1 billion that disappeared from his account at Stanbic Bank Uganda. Akok who is pursuing his case through the Inspector General of Police Gen.Kale Kayihura says those who colluded to steal his money will be brought to book.
“I have started proceedings to recover my funds. Those who took part in this act will have to answer. A customer’s funds cannot be withdrawn by anyone except the customer, “ Akok says.
Sources familiar with the case say a businessman, one Fred Nkurunziza allegedly connived with a judge and some bank officials to withdraw the money from Akok’s account. Nkurunziza says that he sold a grain milling machine to Gen. Akon, but he did not pay for the machine.
Despite trying to call his known numbers, he failed to reach the general. He then worked with his lawyer to determine where Akok held bank accounts. After discovering that there was money on the account held in Stanbic, Nkurunziza and his lawyer went to a judge who after 21 days wrote a warrant of attachment of the money.
Akok says he was never served by court and he does not know about the transactions.He also maintains that without collusion by Stanbic officials, his money would never have been ‘grabbed.’
