Bobi Wine in hospital after being injured in scuffle with police
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.
What you need to know:
- Television footage showed a bleeding Bobi Wine wheeled into the hospital.
- Opposition NUP party accuses security officers of targeting its leader, Bobi Wine.
Uganda's opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has been rushed to Nsambya Hospital after he was injured during a scuffle 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 the Tuesday evening incident in Bulindo, Kira Municipality, Wakiso District.
Eyewitnesses appeared to suggest that clashes erupted as police sought to disperse swelling crowds as the former presidential candidate returned from the municipality, where he had visited his National Unity Platform (NUP) party lawyer George Musisi.
Earlier, NUP suggested that security forces "made an attempt on the life Bobi Wine," allegations we could not independently confirm or verify by press time.
"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.
