Uganda Police have started to carry out investigations under which National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi better known as Bobi Wine was shot with tear gas yesterday on Tuesday 3rd, September 2024 by police officers in Kira municipality.
Bobi Wine was invited to a Thanksgiving function in Bulindo, Waskio District where his team says he was shot and got injured in his leg.
According to police in a statement that they released, they say he (Bobi Wine) stumbled into a vehicle.
In a statement issued shortly after the incident, police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke said as Kyagulanyi left the venue, his team moved out of their vehicles and embarked on a procession up to Bulindo town, despite police advice against the same.
He explained that despite police guidance, they insisted on proceeding and closing the road, leading to police intervention to prevent the procession.
“During the ensuing altercation, it is alleged that he sustained injuries. Police officers on site claim he stumbled while getting into his vehicle, causing the injury, whereas Hon. Kyagulanyi and his team assert that he was shot,” Kituuma said in a Tuesday statement.