By Sebastian Bogere
Gulu City, (UG):- In what has been described as bizarre scenes by the public, authorities in Gulu City Monday arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly disguising himself to con men by seeking a luxurious lifestyle including hanging out drinking, eating well and among other privileges enjoyed by women from men.
The drama unfolded when the man (who was a woman) at the time of the arrest was dressed in a red T-shirt, white pair of open shoes and black pants, and wearing dreadlocks hair on her head coupled with a sharp appearance of a woman’s face with modest makeup.
Ronald Ocan alias Bishop, a Night Club Bouncer (security) at Plan B Pub (where the incident is said to have happened) said that the woman identified herself as Jessica Namboso and a document found with the name Rukia Jessica Nakajubi, and claimed to come a resident of Masaka City.
Ocan explained that Namboso(the alleged woman) had caused a fight on Monday morning (around 5:00 am) when she became jealous after another woman had joined the table where she was drinking with a man.
“She became stronger than the other woman and also resisted arrest from our female bouncer only to find that he is not a woman at all,” remarked Ocan, adding that it is the first of its kind that they have found a man disguised as a woman in the night clubs they have so far worked in.
Peter Banya, the Deputy Resident City Commoner in charge of Laroo-Pece Division, Gulu City while interrogating the man said that the man was just a cone man eating from men.
Banya advised the men to be very careful about every woman that comes to befriend them as some may not really be men indeed.
Ambrose Onoria, the Gulu Resident City Commissioner summoned the man and advised him to go back to Masaki City (where he claims to have come from), if he has no job/work in Gulu City.
The man did not go through any criminal proceedings as he was pardoned immediately and tasked to leave the city to find something better to do.
However, David Ongom Mudong, the Aswa West Police Spokesperson said police had not yet received the information because it was not formally reported to police, but admitted that such an act is criminal.
According to the Ugandan Penal Code Act Section 180(1), obtaining money by false pretence is criminal and upon conviction is equivalent to a penalty of five years imprisonment upon conviction.
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