{"id":97682,"date":"2025-04-11T17:22:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T17:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/nup-demands-release-of-missing-supporters-alleges-abductions-by-security-agencies"},"modified":"2025-04-11T17:22:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T17:22:39","slug":"nup-demands-release-of-missing-supporters-alleges-abductions-by-security-agencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/nup-demands-release-of-missing-supporters-alleges-abductions-by-security-agencies","title":{"rendered":"NUP Demands Release of Missing Supporters, Alleges Abductions by Security Agencies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The National Unity Platform (NUP) has raised alarm over the alleged abduction and continued detention of two of its supporters by security operatives, demanding their immediate release.<\/b><\/p>\n

In a statement, NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, said that Micheal Mpalanyi, a party member, was “violently whisked away” by armed men driving a white Toyota drone on March 18, 2025, in Matugga.<\/p>\n

According to Kyagulanyi, the abductors later abandoned Mpalanyi\u2019s motorcycle at Matugga Police Station before disappearing with him.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo date, his whereabouts remain unknown, although we’re told he is under CMI [Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence] custody,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe demand for his immediate freedom. Supporting the National Unity Platform is not a crime,”he added.<\/p>\n

Kyagulanyi also cited the case of Shakur Ssentongo, who he said was abducted earlier in March and is still in detention under CMI or the Directorate of Internal Security (DIS).<\/p>\n

He alleged that Ssentongo was “severely tortured” during custody, with eyewitnesses claiming he was beaten so badly that he could no longer stand.<\/p>\n

NUP has long accused the government of targeting its supporters through illegal arrests, enforced disappearances, and torture.<\/p>\n

The party has used the hashtag #FreeAllPoliticalPrisonersinUganda to push for the release of all persons it claims are detained for political reasons.<\/p>\n

Security agencies have in the past denied accusations of abductions, insisting that all arrests are carried out within the law.<\/p>\n

Human rights organizations have previously documented cases of enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions in Uganda, particularly around electoral periods and opposition-led protests.<\/p>\n

NUP has called on the international community and human rights defenders to increase pressure on the Ugandan government to respect civil liberties and stop what it calls state-sponsored abductions.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Uganda. The National Unity Platform (NUP) has raised alarm over the alleged abduction and continued detention of two of its supporters by security operatives, demanding their immediate release. 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