{"id":8922,"date":"2026-01-17T00:27:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T00:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8922"},"modified":"2026-01-17T00:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T00:27:47","slug":"ugandas-bobi-wine-taken-to-unknown-location-in-army-helicopter-party-says-elections-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8922","title":{"rendered":"Uganda\u2019s Bobi Wine taken to unknown location in army helicopter, party says | Elections News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>National Unity Platform says opposition presidential candidate seized from his home a day after tense election.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 16 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">16 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Bobi Wine\u2018s political party says the Ugandan opposition presidential candidate has been \u201cforcibly\u201d removed from his home and taken to an \u201cunknown destination\u201d in an army helicopter.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>There was no immediate comment from the Ugandan authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Wine, the country\u2019s top opposition figure, had challenged longtime President Yoweri Museveni in an election campaign that the United Nations said was marred by \u201cwidespread repression and intimidation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting from the Ugandan capital, Kampala, early on Saturday, Al Jazeera\u2019s Catherine Soi said the internet shutdown has made getting information about Wine\u2019s whereabouts difficult.<\/p>\n<p>Soi said a National Unity Platform official reached by Al Jazeera could only confirm that \u201cmen who appeared to be military and other security agents jumped over the fence\u201d of Wine\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p>But the official could not say whether Wine was at home or had been taken away.<\/p>\n<p>Soi added that Al Jazeera has been unable to reach the Ugandan military or the police to confirm what happened.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that shortly after Thursday\u2019s vote, Wine had alleged in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HEBobiwine\/status\/2011745350600610028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a social media post<\/a> that \u201cmassive ballot stuffing\u201d was reported across the country.<\/p>\n<p>He had also called on the Ugandan people to \u201crise to the occasion and reject the criminal regime\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Wine\u2019s remarks came as Museveni\u2019s government has been accused of leading a years-long crackdown on opposition politicians and their supporters.<\/p>\n<p>The 81-year-old president is seeking to extend his nearly four decades in power, saying ahead of this week\u2019s election that he expected to secure 80 percent support.<\/p>\n<p>Museveni was comfortably leading as votes were counted on Friday, with the Electoral Commission saying he had secured 73.7 percent support to Wine\u2019s 22.7 percent, with close to 81 percent of votes counted.<\/p>\n<p>Final results were due around 4pm local time in Kampala (13:00 GMT) on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>After a campaign marred by clashes at opposition rallies and the arrests of opposition supporters, voting passed peacefully on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>But at least seven people were killed when\u00a0violence broke out overnight in the town of Butambala, about 55km (35 miles) southwest of the capital Kampala.<\/p>\n<p>Local police spokesperson Lydia Tumushabe said machete-wielding opposition \u201cgoons\u201d organised by local MP Muwanga Kivumbi attacked a police station and vote-tallying centre.<\/p>\n<p>Kivumbi, a member of Wine\u2019s party, said security forces attacked opposition supporters who had gathered at his home to wait for the election results to come in. <span style=\"font-size:22px\">The opposition lawmaker said 10 people were killed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter killing them, the military continued firing,\u201d Kivumbi told the AFP news agency. \u201cAnd they ensured that they removed all the evidence of the dead. 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