Ugandan opposition leader and National Unity Platform (NUP) party president, Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert, widely known as Bobi Wine, has been arrested by soldiers at Entebbe Airport.

Reports of his detention have been confirmed by the NUP party, raising concerns about his safety.

Courtesy video recorded at the time of the violent arrest of President @HEBobiwine by the regime operatives at the Entebbe Airport. pic.twitter.com/6edSt0m4mT

— National Unity Platform (@NUP_Ug) October 5, 2023

Eyewitnesses at the airport reported a heavy military presence as Bobi Wine arrived from an international trip.

Soldiers surrounded him and swiftly apprehended him, before driving him away in an undisclosed location.

More details to follow