Exclusive: Inside the Bobi Wine Arrest Incident at Entebbe - What Really Happened?

In a startling turn of events, Ugandan opposition leader and musician, Bobi Wine, found himself in the midst of controversy once again has been arrested upon landing at Entebbe International Airport on Thursday morning

Reports have emerged that he was detained by security forces at Entebbe Airport and subsequently driven to his residence.

In a video clip of the scene at the airport, the NUP said Bobi Wine was seen being arrested in what they described as a ‘violent manner” by security operatives who disguised as passengers on the plane he travelled in until arrival at the Ugandan Airport.

As his flight landed at Entebbe International Airport, he was allegedly intercepted by security personnel. The circumstances surrounding his arrest remain unclear according to reports at the time of his arrest from NUP official X account.

According to Eyewitnesses at the airport reported a heavy military presence as Bobi Wine arrived from an international trip. They say operatives in plain clothes surrounded him and swiftly apprehended him, before driving him away in an undisclosed location.

Earlier on Thursday, NUP in an update on the situation outside the entrance to our offices in Kamwokya said police were deployed heavily, and that “No one is allowed to access the premises, and the staff that had earlier come to carry out party work isn’t allowed to leave.

The NUP Secretary General, David Lewis Rubongoya in a brief address to the media along the Entebbe Kampala highway said he and other NUP leaders had been blocked from proceeding to Entebbe Airport and they were also yet to take a glance at Bobi Wine jetted in the country this morning.

“He was picked off the plane and driven to an unknown destination. Up to now, we cannot speculate his whereabouts,” Rubongoya said.

Later, police released a statement disputing the allegations of arresting the NUP Leader and said he was instead whisked away from the plane direct to his residence in Magere to avoid a planned procession with his supporters.

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“We wish to inform the public that the NUP President, Hon. Kyagulanyi Robert was successfully escorted by our security team from Entebbe to his home in Magere. He reached his home around 11.20am, and is with his family and friends. Disregard rumors of his arrest by propagandists. Meanwhile, business activities and movements along Entebbe road, within Kampala and Gayaza, are flowing smoothly,” police stated.