"I want to confirm that I managed to escape from them, Bobi Wine, a former pop star whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, wrote in a post on X on Saturday. Currently, I am not at home, although my wife and other family members remain under house arrest. I know that these criminals are looking for me everywhere, and I am trying my best to keep safe."
"His party later wrote on X that he had been forcibly taken from his residence by an army helicopter. The military rejected the allegation. Bobi Wine, the country's top opposition figure, had challenged longtime President Museveni in an election campaign that the United Nations said was marred by widespread repression and intimidation. Museveni, 81, looked set to be declared the winner and extend his 40-year rule, in an election marred by reports of at least 10 deaths and intimidation of the opposition and civil society."
Bobi Wine says he escaped a police and army raid on his house and that he is not at home while some family members remain under house arrest. He reported on X that security forces and unknown criminals are seeking him and that he is trying to keep safe. His party claimed he had been forcibly taken by an army helicopter, a claim the military denied. The United Nations described the campaign as marred by widespread repression and intimidation. Museveni, 81, looked set to extend his 40-year rule amid reports of deaths and intimidation of the opposition and civil society.
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