KAMPALA, January 17, 2026 – Uganda’s opposition leader Bobi Wine was allegedly seized from his home in a dramatic military helicopter raid on Friday, just hours before President Yoweri Museveni appeared poised to claim a crushing reelection victory.
Wine’s National Unity Platform (NUP) party stated that an army helicopter landed at his compound in Kampala and soldiers “forcibly took him away to an unknown destination.” The claim, posted on X Friday evening, could not be immediately verified by Reuters, and government and military spokespeople have not responded to requests for comment. Some senior NUP officials said they lacked independent confirmation.
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