Police in Gulu are holding a Grade Two Magistrate, Richard Oluge of the Magistrate’s Court in Lamwo District on allegations of receiving a bribe of sh300,000.

Mr Oluge was arrested on Tuesday afternoon from Apollo Grounds in Kitgum district after a tip-off from the Inspector General of Government (IGG).

It is reported that Mr Oluge was arrested after a suspect identified as Dickens Okello reported to the IGG a case of bribery in which the magistrate was asking him to pay sh300,000 so that he is granted bail.