Ugandan Police Refutes Allegations of Shooting Bobi Wine

Uganda opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine, lies in bed at St. Francis Hospital after he was injured by a teargas canister when police fired at his convoy in Kampala, Uganda, September 3, 2024. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa
The Ugandan Police Force has denied allegations that an officer shot and injured opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, well known as Bobi Wine.
According to its statement on its X page on Tuesday, the UPF alleged that Bobi Wine stumbled while getting into his car and that the injuries he sustained were not from a gunshot.
However, Bobi Wine has condemned the statement from the UPF, through a circulated online video on their X account, that revealed an order of his assassination before the attempt.
The NUP President was allegedly shot at on Tuesday as he was attending a Thanksgiving ceremony staged by Lawyer George Musisi in Bulindo, Kiira Municipality, Wakiso District.
Uganda opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine, after being injured on the leg September 3, 2024.
Eyewitnesses claim that police officers arrived at the scene and attempted to disperse the crowd, leading to a confrontation with Bobi Wine and his supporters.
Bobi Wine has been admitted to Nsambya Hospital for urgent medical attention due to the serious injuries he incurred.