Centenary bank dragged to court, Client in tears after money

UPDF Soldier has sued Centenary bank over allegedly defrauding him of Shs15.86m while he was deployed in Mogadishu, Somalia in February 2021.

In a suit filed at the chief magistrate courts at Mengo in Kampala on June 13^th through his lawyers of Allan and Partners Advocates, Charles Abelebele accused the bank of fraud, negligence and breach of duty.

In his complaint, Charles reveals unknown people withdrew shs15.86m from his account through agent banking between February and July 2021. Charles says he had never registered for mobile banking and his attempts to seek an explanation from the bank were futile.

Charles retired from the army in 2018 but was later recalled for a mission in Somalia in 2020 under the UPDF reserve Force.

Charles Abelebele

A copy of bank statements we have set our eyes on, it is indicated that on February 10^th, Shs6m was withdrawn from the account. On February 12,25,26 and 27^th shs1.8m, Shs2m and Shs2m were withdrawn from the account using an agent bank respectively.

According to Charles, he left the country for Somalia on December 16^th 2020 and returned back in the country on December 20, 2021

Charles seeks Court’s declaration that Centenary Bank’s acts leading to the cashing out of his money to third parties in the said period were illegal and a refund of his money should be made immediately.

On June 16^th, Mengo Chief Magistrate Dorcus Zako, asked the bank to file a defense over the suit. In Centenary bank’s defence filed by their lawyers of Muhumuza-Kiiza Advocates and Legal Consultants on July 7^th, the bank denies all the allegations made by Charles. They say the withdrawals of the said money were initiated from his Mobile Phone.