The leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has accused security operatives of abducting and torturing one of the party’s mobilisers, Kassim Ssebudde, before dumping him at Namboole Stadium under the cover of night.
In a statement, Kyagulanyi said Ssebudde had spent over two weeks in incommunicado detention following his abduction alongside another party member, Eddie Mutwe, who was reportedly separated from him a day after their arrest.
“After more than two weeks under incommunicado detention and torture, our comrade Ssebudde Kassim was driven to Namboole in the dead of the night and dumped near the stadium,” Kyagulanyi wrote.
According to Kyagulanyi, Ssebudde was allegedly tortured and threatened with death if he spoke out about his ordeal.
“His story is not different from that of other victims – he was severely tortured, and upon release, ordered not to speak about his ordeal, otherwise they would kill him,” he added.
Kyagulanyi accused the government of using abductions and torture as a tool to suppress dissent.
“The cowardly regime is doing all this to silence us, but our voices must get louder and our actions stronger,” he said.
There has been no immediate comment from security agencies or government officials regarding the latest allegations.
However, similar claims of forced disappearances and torture have previously been raised by opposition groups and civil society organisations, often drawing condemnation from rights watchdogs.
The NUP has called for urgent investigations into the fate of its missing supporters, many of whom remain unaccounted for, and continues to demand an end to alleged state brutality.
