Ugandan Police truck breaks down as Besigye is transported to prison

In a dramatic move, the senior opposition leader of Uganda Kizze Besigye was reportedly arrested during a radio interview on a local station called Mubembe Fm.

It is reported that a few minutes to the talk show, police personnel under the command of Mubende District Police Mr. Martin Okoyo descended on the station and pulled Dr. Besigye from the studio.

The station is housed within Pride Travelers Hotel where Dr. Besigye is said to have spent the night.

“When the talk show started and Col Besigye greeted the listeners, the police and the RDC Ms. Mary Nyakwela stormed the station and ordered that the talk show be stopped,” Mr. Patrick Amuriat, the FDC president also said.

Besigye has since revealed that they arrived at Mityana Police Station(out of town) after a very reckless drive from Mubembe Fm that left the police truck he was in broken down by the roadside.

Further, he has revealed that the police came firing away along the road to scare people from stoning them stating that the action is not sustainable.

The talk show Minzani is aired between 10am to 11am.

Announcing his arrest on social media, Besigye noted: “After 10 mins on air, via 106 Mubende FM Radio, the Station was surrounded by heavily armed police officers and switched off from the mast!

“This is a repeat of what happened in Kabale and Jinja. In Mbarara, we couldn’t even get to the radio. We’re still inside,” he added.

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