Uganda opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, and his campaign team were arrested in Kalangala in the country’s central region yesterday, he said in a post on Twitter.
The arrests spurred protests at a field in Kalangala Island in Lake Victoria where a helicopter was parked and which Wine’s supporters said they believed would be used to fly him back to the capital Kampala.
Police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd who were protesting, a witness, who did not want to give his name for security reasons, told Reuters.
No further details of the arrests were immediately available.
Wine has emerged as the strongest challenger to President Yoweri Museveni, 76, in the presidential election on Jan 14.
Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi also known as Bobi Wine (centre) is escorted by policemen during his arrest in Kalangala.
