Equity bank fraud: Officer Ijuka Marvin convicted and sentenced to twelve months

Kampala | A court trial of Ijuka Marvin, a credit officer at Equity Bank Uganda concluded on June 16, 2026, with a conviction.

His Worship Mujuni Paul of the Anti-Corruption Court convicted Ijuka and sentenced him to 12 months’ imprisonment.

Between June and October 2019, Ijuka Marvin and Kamwebaze Caroline used their offices to irregularly process several transfers from bank accounts, including the account of Kobusingye Mercy.

She (Kobusingye) owns Victory Junior Primary and Nursery School. She lost shs52,750,000 in the fraud.

The money was transferred to the account of Tumwine Micheal using journal vouchers that facilitate inter-account transfers. The duo used the said journal vouchers, purporting that they had been authorised by the bank customer, whereas they were not.

When Kobusingye Mercy checked her account, she noticed suspicious activity, including several unauthorised debits, and reported the matter to the bank management.

Investigations and audits revealed that both Ijuka Marvin and Kamwebaze Caroline irregularly processed transfers to the account of Tumwiine Michael without the necessary authorisation.

The police arrested Ijuka Martin and Kamwebaze Caroline, and the Office of the DPP charged them with causing financial loss.

At the start of the trial, Caroline Kamwebaze entered into a plea bargain agreement and was convicted accordingly.

Ijuka went through the full trial and, in February 2026, absconded from appearing in court during his defence. The court issued a warrant for his arrest, but he has since disappeared.

Having made it impracticable for the trial to proceed in his presence, the court dispensed with his appearance and set the matter for judgment.

On June 16, 2026, Ijuka Marvin was convicted in absentia and sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment.

He is disqualified by the Anti-Corruption Act from holding any public office for 10 years from the date of his conviction.

The case was prosecuted by Abigail Agaba, Chief State Attorney in the Anti-Corruption Department of the Office of the DPP.