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General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the lad of Uganda's president, has confirmed the detention of an absorption leader's bodyguard, who has been missing for 5 days.
Edward Sebuufu, alias Eddie Mutwe, was reportedly picked up connected Sunday by unidentified individuals successful some civilian apparel and subject fatigues successful the cardinal municipality of Kiwango, sparking nationalist outrage.
In a bid of posts connected X, Gen Kainerugabai, who is besides Uganda's subject chief, said Mr Sebuufu was "in my basement", attaching the bodyguard's photograph with a clean-shaven head.
Gen Kainerugabai's remarks person sparked nationalist choler with Ugandans utilizing the hashtag #FreeEddieMutwe to request Mr Sebuufu's merchandise and condemn his detention.
Gen Kainerugaba often makes governmental comments, which his critics accidental contravenes the military's codification of discipline.
The 51-year-old service wide is seen arsenic a imaginable successor to his long-serving father, Yoweri Museveni, successful powerfulness since 1986, who has denied that helium is grooming his lad for the presidency.
Gen Kainerugaba has made galore arguable statements connected societal media, touching connected subjects considered taboo for a serving soldier.
In 2022, helium made headlines for discussing an penetration of neighbouring Kenya, a remark that forced his begetter to measurement successful and apologise.
He precocious sparked choler with a tweet successful which helium threatened to behead absorption person Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known arsenic Bobi Wine.
Late connected Thursday, helium sparked different societal media tempest aft helium published a photograph of Mr Sebuufu, Bobi Wine's bodyguard, appearing half-naked and cleanable shaved.
Bobi Wine said Mr Sebuufu was connected Sunday "violently abducted" from Kiwango by equipped men travelling successful a constabulary van, popularly known arsenic "drone", earlier helium was whisked to an chartless place.
In a bid of posts, Gen Kainerugaba said his soldiers had captured Mr Sebuufu "liked a grasshopper" and helium was learning Runyankore, a connection spoken successful occidental Uganda, portion successful custody.
He said Mr Sebuufu was "looking precise astute these days" aft his beard was shaved by "my boy", referring to his inferior soldiers.
The wide said helium would lone merchandise the bodyguard if ordered to bash truthful by his father, President Museveni.
Gen Kainerugaba did not explicitly authorities wherever Mr Sebuufu was being held, oregon connected what ineligible charges.
Security forces are yet to remark connected the substance but constabulary spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke connected Monday told section media that helium was not alert of Mr Sebuufu being held successful immoderate constabulary station.
Opposition officials and societal media users successful Uganda person demanded the bodyguard beryllium produced successful tribunal if helium is successful lawful custody.
Bobi Wine has called for a "solidarity" rally connected Friday successful the superior Kampala, accusing Gen Kainerugaba for "illegally holding, torturing, and dehumanizing" his bodyguard.
"This is simply a non-partisan accidental to unite. Friends of Eddie and different Ugandans of bully conscience, fto america travel unneurotic successful solidarity not conscionable with Eddie but each governmental prisoners!," Bobi Wine posted connected X.
In a statement, the Uganda Law Society has called for the contiguous merchandise of the bodyguard, saying his ordeal was not an isolated lawsuit but "part of a systematic run to soundlessness dissent and crush the aspirations of radical yearning for freedom".
The nine feared that the reported engagement of the service successful the substance "underscores a unsafe nexus of subject powerfulness and governmental oppression".
Mr Sebuufu, who is successful complaint of Bobi Wine's idiosyncratic information detail, has been arrested respective times and charged with assorted offences, including treason and amerciable possession of ammunition. The absorption says his arrests and charges are politically motivated.
He has been a cardinal people successful respective information crackdowns connected absorption activities, particularly during elections and mobilisation campaigns, section media reported.
Bobi Wine, a fashionable vocalist who has declared his volition to situation President Museveni for the 2nd clip successful the 2026 elections, has often been prevented from holding governmental rallies.
There are increasing concerns astir the targeting of absorption figures and supporters by information agencies arsenic governmental mobilisation intensifies up of the elections.
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