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Bobi Wine injured in scuffle with police
Opposition NUP party president Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine and his wife Barbie Kyagulanyi at Nsambya Hospital in Kampala on September 4, 2024. This was after Bobi Wine was injured by a suspected teargas canister during clashes with Ugandan security officers in Wakiso District on September 3, 2024. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA
What you need to know:
- Bobiwine tells Monitor that he will on Wednesday undergo surgery to remove canister fragments from his leg, per medics.
- NUP insists security officers were "clearly targeting" party leader, Bobi Wine.
Uganda's opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has been rushed to Nsambya Hospital after he was injured during clashes with security officers in metro Kampala.
Television footage showed a bleeding Bobi Wine wheeled into the hospital with an injury on his left lower leg, following a Tuesday evening scuffle that involved gunfire in Bulindo Town, Kira Municipality, Wakiso District.
Eyewitnesses disclosed that violent confrontation erupted as police sought to disperse growing crowds as the former presidential candidate returned from the municipality, where he had attended a private function at the invitation of his opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) party lawyer George Musisi.
"After the celebration, Bobi Wine embarked on a procession up to Bulindo Town. Police advised against it. Despite their guidance, he insisted on proceeding and closing the road, leading to police intervention to prevent the procession," police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke said.
A screengrab from a video recorded on September 3, 2024 shows Bobi Wine after he sustained an injury to his leg during a scuffle with officers.
Earlier, NUP suggested that security forces "made an attempt on the life Bobi Wine."
"Police and military surrounded our vehicles and started firing live bullets, teargas canisters and other projectiles. In the process, our president Bobi Wine, who was clearly targeted, was shot in the leg. He is currently being attended to by a team of medical doctors," reads a post on his X account.
But Rusoke says on-site police officers "claim Bobi Wine stumbled while getting into his vehicle, causing the injury, whereas Bobi Wine and his team assert that he was shot."
"An investigation will be conducted to clarify the facts," Rusoke emphasized.
