The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has again denied that Dr Lina Zedriga, the National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy president for Northern Uganda, is under military detention in Gulu.
There is growing suspicion that Zedriga is detained in Gulu barracks.
Dr Zedriga reportedly went missing on the 18th of this month three days after the general elections, in which NUP leader, musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, challenged long-time president Yoweri Museveni.
Since her disappearance, Dr Zedriga’s whereabouts have remained unclear.
The NUP party president, Kyagulanyi, too, has gone into hiding since the election and has since contested the results.
On social media, unverified reports alleged that Dr. Zedriga was being detained at the UPDF Fourth Infantry Division barracks in Gulu City, claims the army has publicly dismissed.
Maj Gen Felix Bisozzori, the Fourth Infantry Division Commander says the alleged detention of Dr Zedriga in Gulu is false.
Dr Zedriga’s case has drawn attention to the fate of several NUP party members and leaders who have reportedly been arrested or disappeared during the general election across the country.
Samuel Ssebi Okello, the spokesperson for NUP in Acholi says he is in hiding and fearing an imminent arrest by security agencies.
By URN
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