Ugandan opposition chief Bobi Wine has been injured within the leg in a confrontation with a policeman in uniform, his private assistant has advised the BBC.
Najja Ssenyonjo mentioned the pop star-turned politician was believed to have been shot and was at the moment receiving therapy at Nsambya Hospital within the capital, Kampala.
He mentioned the incident had occurred whereas Bobi Wine was on his method to go to his legal professionals in Bulindo, which is about 20km (12 miles) north of the town.
A press release from the police mentioned officers on website reported that the opposition chief had stumbled whereas stepping into his car.
An investigation can be performed to make clear the details, the assertion added.
The X account of Bobi Wine, chief of the Nationwide Unity Platform (NUP), whose actual identify is Robert Kyagulanyi, first broke the information, saying: “@HEBobiwine has been shot within the leg by police in Bulindo.”
Footage has been shared on social media by journalist Solomon Serwanjja, who was on the scene, displaying the 42-year-old opposition chief being helped from a constructing with a bleeding damage from his left shin.
“We solely heard bullet sounds within the scuffle so it’s docs to substantiate however as of now it’s believed to be a bullet,” Mr Ssenyonjo advised the BBC.
The police say Bobi Wine had attended an occasion at Bulindo and afterwards “he and his workforce moved out of their automobiles and launched into a procession as much as Bulindo city.
“Nevertheless, the police suggested in opposition to it. Regardless of their steerage, he insisted on continuing… closing the street, resulting in police intervention to stop the procession.
“In the course of the ensuing altercation, it’s alleged that he sustained accidents,” the assertion mentioned.
Bobi Wine was first elected to parliament in 2017, and ran in opposition to President Yoweri Museveni within the 2021 election, which was marred by state repression.
He’s standard amongst younger folks and has been arrested – and crushed up – quite a few occasions.
The nation’s safety forces have an extended historical past of pursuing political opponents of President Museveni, who has been in energy for nearly 40 years.
Extra reporting by the BBC’s Swaibu Ibrahim in Kampala.
