Court has remanded an Internal Security Organisation (ISO) officer, Ariongo Osikol, attached to the Ministry of Works and Transport to Kitalya prison, who was allegedly involved in the distribution of COVID-19 motor vehicle movement stickers to unauthorised people.

Ariongo confirmed that he had issued car stickers to four unauthorized Pakistani nationals, who run a restaurant, a bar and car bond.

Ariongo, therefore, pleaded guilty to allegations of breach of trust by a person employed in Public Service and unlawful possession of government stores at the Magistrate’s Court on Buganda Road.

Dorothy Bagyenyi the grade one magistrate, therefore, remanded Stephen to Kitalya Prison until May 8 when he will be convicted.

Ariongo was charged together with businessmen of Pakistan origin; Ali Sabir, the director of Alibaba Restaurant; Ali Noshad, a director of Jambo Auto Motors and Imran Usama Behlum of JP Africa Jambo Auto Mart who also pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of government stores.

The arrest comes a few days after, police and other her sister agencies conducted operations on streets of Kampala arresting several motorists who had illegally acquired Covid-19 movement stickers.