Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine has accused the military of violently raiding his home, assaulting his wife, and targeting his family in an ongoing crackdown.
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has alleged that the country’s military assaulted his wife and occupied their residence, describing the incident as part of sustained intimidation against his family. In a statement shared on social media on Friday, the former presidential candidate said a photograph of his wife was circulated by Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of President Yoweri Museveni and head of Uganda’s military.
Recounting the incident, Bobi Wine accused soldiers acting on Kainerugaba’s orders of raiding their home and subjecting his wife to abuse. “When soldiers on his orders raided our home, they made her to sit down, put her on gunpoint to reveal her phone passwords and my whereabouts, assaulted her, and eventually tore her nightdress shirt while filming. It was only after her blood pressure rose, and she became unconscious that these thugs left her, before she was rushed to hospital,” he said.
The opposition leader further alleged that the attack was deliberate and documented for transmission to senior authorities. “Like she narrated, these criminals were filming everything and definitely sending them to their deranged boss!” Bobi Wine added, as he called attention to what he described as escalating repression and abuse of power by Uganda’s security forces.