Ivan Don Ssemwanga who passed on , on the 25th of May 2017 , following a terrible heart attack was buried on the 30 th of May … But he was buried with Money ( SA Rands , Ugandan Shillings & US Dollars ) & Champagnes. ( see some photos here) .
Moving on, a certain citizen in Ugandan is seeking court orders to exhume the body of the billionaire , so , he can retrieve all the money that was buried alongside his body.
In the suit papers filed with the country ’ s High Court, the man identified as Magugu Abey has named ‘A Plus Funeral Management ’ and the ‘ Bank of Uganda ’ as respondents , the Star reported .
According to him, he says the bank acted in negligence by failing “ to ensure the respect of monetary currency of Uganda and other countries” .
“ All the currencies of Uganda shillings , South African Rand and United States Dollars and / or other currencies put in the grave and buried along with Ivan Ssemwanga ’ s body be removed by ordering the respondents to exhume the said late for purposes of respecting the Uganda currency and other currencies ,” reads part of the application .
The Star also reports that Abey wants the court to allow him custody of the cash so he can put it back into circulation.
The late Ssemwanga was a flamboyant billionaire businessman well known for throwing wads of cash at revelers in parties he attended in Uganda and South Africa .
He was married to Zari Hassan , a Ugandan socialite for 10 years and their union was blessed with three sons before they divorced.
Zari is now married to Tanzanian Bongo singer , Diamond Platnumz .
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