Lira, Uganda | National Unity Platform (NUP) President Robert Sentamu Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, has accused security agencies of raiding his hotel residence in Lira City on Tuesday night, calling it a barbaric act aimed at intimidating the opposition ahead of the 2026 general elections.
Kyagulanyi, who addressed journalists in Lira City on Wednesday morning before heading to Kotido and Abim districts, said 15 members of his campaign team were arrested during the operation.
He described the incident as part of a wider plan by the regime to isolate him and weaken his security.
He said seven of those arrested had been released by Wednesday morning.
According to him, Commissioner of Police Afande Nkore told him that the raid was conducted because officers were looking for missing gadgets, including a laptop and a network jammer allegedly stolen by one of his team members identified as Tower.
Kyagulanyi said they were yet to confirm the claims but insisted his team was law-abiding.
He also expressed concern over the continued harassment of Dan Magic, saying police had refused to record his statement at several stations.
However, police have denied the allegations, saying the incident was a result of an earlier attack on officers by NUP supporters along the Lira–Alebtong highway.
North Kyoga Regional Police Spokesperson SP Patrick Jimmy Okema said the territorial police are investigating a case of malicious damage to property and robbery involving a police motor vehicle Reg. No. UP 4816, which was operating under cover registration UBK 380Q.
He said the incident occurred on October 28, 2025, near Obot Primary School in Bar Sub-county, when police officers on duty were allegedly attacked by NUP supporters led by Geoffrey Unzima alias Tawa.
Okema said the suspects blocked the police vehicle, punctured all four tyres, grabbed the car key sensor, and robbed the occupants of a Dell laptop worth Shs 1.5 million, two jerricans of diesel, and a bag of clothes.
He added that 15 suspects travelling in a greenish drone vehicle had been arrested to assist in investigations, while efforts were underway to trace Unzima and another accomplice who are on the run.
Police said the case has been registered under SD Ref: 07/28/10/2025 at Bar Sub-county Police Station, and inquiries are ongoing.
