Uganda's Bobi Wine taken to unknown location in army helicopter, party says

"National Unity Platform says opposition presidential candidate seized from his home a day after tense election. Bobi Wines political party says the Ugandan opposition presidential candidate has been forcibly removed from his home and taken to an unknown destination in an army helicopter. The National Unity Platform made the announcement in a social media post on Friday, a day after Ugandans cast their ballots in a tense election that took place amid an internet blackout."

"There was no immediate comment from the Ugandan authorities. Wine, the country's top opposition figure, had challenged longtime President Yoweri Museveni in an election campaign that the United Nations said was marred by widespread repression and intimidation. Reporting from the Ugandan capital, Kampala, early on Saturday, Al Jazeera's Catherine Soi said the internet shutdown has made getting information about Wine's whereabouts difficult."

"Soi said a National Unity Platform official reached by Al Jazeera could only confirm that men who appeared to be military and other security agents jumped over the fence of Wine's home. But the official could not say whether Wine was at home or had been taken away. Soi added that Al Jazeera has been unable to reach the Ugandan military or the police to confirm what happened."

National Unity Platform reports that opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine was seized from his home and taken to an unknown destination in an army helicopter a day after a tense election. Voting took place amid an internet blackout. There was no immediate comment from Ugandan authorities. Wine had challenged President Yoweri Museveni in a campaign the United Nations described as marred by widespread repression and intimidation. A party official confirmed that men who appeared to be military and other security agents jumped over Wine's fence but could not verify whether he was at home or had been taken. Wine alleged massive ballot stuffing and urged citizens to reject the regime as Museveni led early vote counts.

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