National Unity Platform (NUP) principal, Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine was today picked by security operatives upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport from his international mobilization tours and whisked away.
A video recording shared on social media and seen by this reporter showed a group of non-uniformed security operatives grabbing the former presidential contender as he disembarked the plane before shoving him into a waiting van that sped off.
He was grabbed alongside Katikamu South Member of Parliament, Hassan Kirumira and driven to his home in Magere, Wakiso District before he was visited by the Leader of Opposition in parliament, Mathias Mpuuga.
Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango said the NUP President, Kyagulanyi was successfully escorted by the security team from Entebbe to his home in Magere.
Onyango added that Kyagulanyi reached his home around 11.20am, and is with his family and friends thus dispelling rumors of his arrest noting that those are propagandists.
NUP officials say over 300 of their supporters, mostly party leaders, were arrested between Wednesday and Thursday morning ahead of the party president’s arrival from his mobilisation tours in Canada and South Africa.
Meanwhile, there’s heavy deployment of police and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) at Kyagulanyi’s home.
A video recording earlier shared on social media by Kyagulanyi’s wife, Barbie Itungo showed a police helicopter hovering over their roof.
