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Ugandan Politician Who Planned To Bribe God To Enter Heaven Buried With 200m by kingem(m): 5:02pm On Jan 11, 2017 |
An Ugandan politician who wanted to use cash and redeem
his soul before God has been buried with
Shs200m.
Charles Obong, 52, worked as a senior personnel officer in the
ministry of Public Service from 2006 to 2016. Before his death,
he saved more than Shs200 million to bribe the Almighty
Father on Judgement Day so He could forgive his earthly sins.
Obong died on December 17, 2016, after a long illness and
was buried at his ancestral home at Adag-
ani village, Bar-pii parish, Aromo Sub-county in Lira District, on
Christmas Eve.
Obong was buried in a metallic coffin estimated to have cost
Shs20m.
The Aromo Sub-county chairman, Mr David Elic, said his
brother-in-law had left behind a Will, dictating that upon his
death, his wife Ms Margaret Obong should deposit huge sums
of money in his coffin.
He planned to convey the money to God as an offertory so that
the Almighty Father could forgive his sins and save him from
hellfire.
He reportedly also instructed his brother Justin Ngole and sister
Hellen Aber to bear witness to ensure his wife follows his
testament to the letter and secure the money in his coffin.
But relatives and local leaders who attended the deceased’s
sendoff said the Will was mute on the sins Obong wanted to
make amends for as he served in public office, including at
the Public Service ministry.
Public service has been engulfed in pension scam scandal
which cost government about Shs257 billion. The money was
stolen by senior government officials.
But Mr Obong’s Will was violated as his body was exhumed
last Saturday and the money withdrawn from the grave and
his would-be planned penitence before God frustrated.
Somehow, Mr Obong’s clan members of Okii me Okabo, got
wind of the planned heavenly restitution and forced his wife to
reveal everything during a heated meeting at the home of the
deceased’s father, Mr Meceli Ogwal, last Saturday.
Obong’s wife reportedly confessed that her husband had told
her to bury him with huge sums of cash, which he would carry
to heaven to offer God on Judgement Day. Ms Obong, however,
declined to reveal the sums of money her husband asked he
be buried along with.
Ms Obong further stunned clan elders when she said her
husband had also instructed her to ensure Mr Ngole, her
brother-in-law, and Ms Aber, her sister-in-law, should witness
her placing the money in the coffin.
The witnesses (Mr Ngole and Ms Aber) also confessed that
their brother was buried with countless sums of money.
The widow, who had hired funeral services from Kampala to
open up the grave to put in more money, revealed she had in
her possession another Shs180 million which she intended to
stash in the coffin.
During the Saturday’s meeting, the Okii of Okabo clan chief,
Mr Mike Gulu, ordered the exhumation of the body forthwith.
And when the clan members started exhuming the deceased’s
body, Ms Obong refused to hand over the Shs180 million top-up
and reportedly sped off in her car towards Lira Town.
Mr Elic, who witnessed the exhumation of his brother-in-law’s
body, confirmed that when the coffin was opened, US$ 5,700,
in the denomination of 100 notes, was found in the coffin. The
money was removed and was being kept with the Okii of
Okabo clan leader.
“The funeral service van also left hurriedly with the grave
construction material when the situation became very tense,”
Mr Elic added.
The area LC3 councillor, Richard Ecel, confirmed the
exhumation.
“I witnessed everything because I was invited there officially.
When the clan elders ordered the exhumation, the widow
resisted but was overpowered and eventually the body was
exhumed and the money recovered from the coffin.”
Mr Jimmy Maxwell Auci, the chairperson of Adag-ani village,
said the body was exhumed after the widow revealed she had
placed some money in the coffin used to bury her late
husband.
The body was reburied on Saturday evening and grave
reconstructed on Sunday.
According to Mr Gulu, burying a person with money is a taboo
among the Langi.
When contacted, Mr Ngole said his elder brother told him that
he had left behind more than Shs6 billion.
“He did not tell me where the money was kept, but his wife
had told me on phone prior to Saturday’s incident that she
would bring again more Shs300 million to add in the coffin so
that my brother could also enjoy,” Mr Ngole told Daily Monitor
on phone on Sunday.
“When she was placing the first batch of money, the woman
called me to witness it but I could not inform my people. I was
afraid they could harm her but I broke the silence after I
consulted widely.”
According to Mr Ngole, his brother was earning a salary of
more than Shs3 million monthly. His widow works at Entebbe
Airport as a principal immigration officer.
The Rev Joel Agel Awio clarified that no amount of money can
buy eternal life, adding that God cannot accept such a golden
handshake.
“The price for eternal life is the blood of Jesus. If you want
your sins to be forgiven, do it when you are still alive,” the
Anglican priest counselled.
Mr Dila Maxwell, the officer in charge of Aromo Police Post,
said the widow admitted to having placed the money and
clothes the deceased loved in the coffin.
He said the money was worth about Shs20.7 million.
The widow could not be reached for a comment by press time
while Mr Ngole, her brother in-law, did not pick up our
repeated calls to his mobile phone, DailyMonitorUganda
reports. |
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