South Sudan's mogul Lual Malong Jr arrested by spy agency

The controversial South Sudanese tycoon Lawrence Lual Malong 'Yor Jnr is under the custody of the Ugandan spy agency, the Internal Security Organization (ISO).

This comes after last week, information revealed that the self-styled billionaire had disappeared from his hotel room in Kampala.

According to Ugandan media, ISO Director General Kaka Bagyenda confirmed Friday that Mr. Yor was in their custody and that he participated in the investigations.

"Malong Junior is being detained as a person of interest in the ongoing investigations and I can confirm that we actually do. In due course, you will be informed of the charges against him, "Bagyenda told the Ugandan press. New Vision.

Reports further indicate that Mr. Yor could have been arrested for alleged criminal activities such as counterfeit gold scams.

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The "young malefactor", as he calls himself, was picked up in his hotel room by uniformed soldiers who arrived in two vehicles last week.

Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesman Luke Owoyesigyire and Brigadier Richard Karemire, a spokesman for the Ugandan People's Defense Force, both denied allegations that Mr. Yor would be detained.

Mr. Yor appeared for the first time in the limelight when he posted a video of himself lying on a bed covered with $ 1 million (100 million Ksh), which he declared to be a donation to a charity.

In the now-viral video where Yor called himself one of the "youngest billionaires in Africa", he also reportedly donated $ 5 million (Ksh 500 million) to the Red Cross Kenya and the Southern Sudan Red Cross. he had made other donations of one million dollars to the churches of Juba and Nairobi.

Asked about the source of his immense wealth in an exclusive interview with Citizen TV Jeff Koinange, last month, a Mr. Yor, apparently in custody, said, "I got my fortune from my Lord Jesus Christ."

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