Bobi Wine guard, supporters injured in running battles with security

Several people, including a police guard attached to presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine were injured on Tuesday as security forces fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse supporters in Kayunga.

The Kyadondo East MP said several of his supporters, including his music producer, Dan Magic, were injured and admitted to hospital.

“The police and military have attacked us yet again, shot and injured many of my team members and other Ugandans who gathered to wave to me in Kayunga. My friend and producer Dan Magic has been hit in the face! ASP Kato, a police officer attached to me has also been badly injured. Many comrades are gravely injured. Pray for us. Pray for Uganda. We shall overcome!” he said in a statement posted on his social media platforms.

This comes barely a day after police said they were investigating an accident that happened Monday in Mukono District involving the MP’s supporters.

Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango said the accident involved one police vehicle and two motorcycles.

He said one of the motorcycles slid and fell under the police truck that was following behind.

He said one victim was rushed to hospital but later died.