A group of socialites in Uganda stirred up controversies earlier in the week as they buried one of their colleagues with huge sums of money. The Ugandan businessman, identified as Ivan Semwanga was buried with money poured in his grave by his business partners known as Rich Gang. Ugandan man buried with huge sum of money.
In a video gone viral on social media, members of the gang were seen pouring expensive champagne and splashing money in his grave before burial, as they uttered some words best known to them. One after the other, they poured the wine into his grave with his coffin well seated 6 feet beneath.
Ugandan man buried with huge sum of money
According to widely circulated reports, the group – Rich Gang’ which is popular in the country and South Africa for its expensive lifestyle sent-off their leader in a fashion that left mourners amazed. They popped a bottle of champagne and poured it in the grave and shortly after started splashing money.
The floor of the white and black tiled grave was filled with various denominations of Ugandan shillings, South African Rands and US dollars. A video shared online by Uganda’s Daily Monitor newspaper showed the members were unmoved as the crowd gathered.
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Ivan was known for splashing money at revelers in parties he attended in Uganda. His Rich Gang crew including his cousin Edward Kyeyune, aka Cheune, is said to have hosted him the first time he illegally entered South Africa. Other members of the group include Shafiq Katumba, aka Katsha, and Lawrence Kiyingi, aka King Lawrence. The group displayed their opulence throughout the activities leading up to the burial and capped it up on the final day.
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Recall that in December 2016, a 52-year-old former South African Public Service officer, Charles Obong, who worked as a senior personnel officer in the ministry from 2006 to 2016, reportedly wanted to use Shs20m to redeem his soul before God. 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 with the said amount.
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Prior to his death, he told his wife, Margaret Obong to 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.
Also, he reportedly also instructed his brother Justin Ngole and sister Helen Aber to bear witness to ensure his wife follows his testament to the letter and secure the money in his coffin.
This I think is what they say ‘wonders shall never end.’
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