The National Unity Platform (NUP) has raised concern over the reported abduction of activist David Musiri by armed security operatives who allegedly picked him up from his home in Makindye, Kampala, on Saturday morning.
NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya said Musiri was reportedly taken away by heavily armed operatives from his home along Salaama Road.
In a statement, Rubongoya described the incident as unfortunate, raising fresh concerns about the safety of citizens.
“Activist Musiri David also apparently taken away by heavily armed operatives from his home on Salaama Road this morning. Very unfortunate times we’re living in,” Rubongoya said.
Nakawa Division Mayor and NUP supporter Nubian Buken Ali, popularly known as Nubian Li, also expressed concern over the reported abduction, saying it highlighted the challenges surrounding civic freedoms in the country.
Musiri’s reported abduction comes less than 24 hours after political analyst Leonard Egesa was reportedly abducted by armed, plain-clothed security operatives as he left the premises of Radio One FM in Kampala on Friday evening.
The two incidents have raised fresh concerns among opposition figures and their supporters over the safety of individuals critical of the government.
By press time, neither the Uganda Police Force nor the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) had issued a statement about Musiri’s reported disappearance.
