Ugandan opposition leader and musician-turned-politician, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has raised alarm over what he described as a violent and coordinated military raid on his home in Magere, Wakiso District.
In a statement shared via his social media platforms, Bobi Wine disclosed that hundreds of armed soldiers descended on his residence late at night, allegedly drawn from the Special Forces Command (SFC), the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), and others dressed in plain clothes.
According to him, several of the soldiers appeared intoxicated and arrived with ladders, seemingly prepared to climb into the building. He said the operatives forcefully broke doors, smashed windows, and vandalised parts of the house using hammers, leaving widespread destruction.
Bobi Wine alleged that his wife was held at gunpoint and interrogated about his whereabouts. During the operation, soldiers reportedly stole cash, sensitive documents, and electronic equipment, including phones, laptops, chargers, CCTV systems, internet facilities, and speakers.
He further claimed that the soldiers searched every corner of the house, including the ceiling, while demanding to know where he was hiding. The family’s askari and housemaid were allegedly beaten, and the askari was coerced to reveal the location of a supposed basement.
In one of the most disturbing allegations, Bobi Wine said his wife was assaulted and humiliated, forced to unlock her phone, strangled, verbally abused, and partially undressed while photographs were taken of her. He added that the soldiers, speaking Runyakore, questioned why she would marry a Muganda.
He also revealed that the operatives demanded to know the whereabouts of his children, intensifying fears for the family’s safety.
“As I speak, my wife is in hospital, battling both physical injuries and deep psychological trauma,” Bobi Wine stated.
Despite the ordeal, he noted that military and police personnel remain deployed within and around their compound, a development he described as continued intimidation.
Ending his statement on a defiant note, Bobi Wine declared:
“Yet in all this, we remain firm in our belief that UGANDA WILL BE FREE.”
The Ugandan military and police authorities are yet to officially respond to the allegations at the time of filing this report.
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