Uganda, Oct. 14 -- A man connected with a woman on Facebook, leading to an oral investment agreement in Uganda only to end up in court.

A chance meeting online nine years ago that led to bonding, trust and love-induced investment plans back home has ended up in court.

But the Ugandan "immigration lawyer" based in the United Kingdom (UK) has now failed to recover more than Shs400m invested in the long-distance liaison with benefits.

Mr Peter Ziruntusa, alias Peter Campbell, who has been based in the UK since 2004, sued Resty Meribel Mbabazi, Desire Mwesigwa Lutabaire, Johnson Asaba Byaruhanga, aka Faisal Waissa, and Jackson Musitwa Mugwanya, seeking recovery of Shs422,210,865 million.

But High Court Justice Musa Ssekaana on Friday dism...