Police arrest Bobi Wine’s guard
A combined security team of the Uganda police and UPDF have arrested Mr Nobert Ariho a personal guard and close aide to NUP presidential candiudate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine.
Mr Ariho was picked by security operatives and driven to un known destination after Bobi wine addressed his first rally in Bududa district on Friday.
While addressing journalists on Wednesday police spokesperson Fred Enanga said the force was looking for Ariho who appeared in a viral video allegedly throwing a tear gas canister at Kyagulanyi on Tuesday in Kayunga district where he had gone for campaigns.
During the scuffle, some people, including his security guard ASP Wilfred Kato Kubai and producer Dan Magic were left nursing serious injuries.
“Even when clear evidence came out showing that our comrade Nobert Ariho never threw the grenade that nearly killed us, as alleged by police, they have gone ahead and arrested him violently, bundled him onto a police truck and drove him to an unknown destination! The same police officer called Asiimwe, who continues to follow us and cause mayhem commandeered his arrest! Definitely they are so ashamed of themselves and simply want to prove a point! We are aware of their plan to arrest, torture and detain many more people that I work with until after elections. Too bad for them, Uganda is far ahead of them!” Mr Kyagulanyi said.
Police are yet to comment on the arrest.