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Activist Abducted Ahead of Uganda's 2026 Elections

10/3/2025

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On October 1, 2025, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo were abducted in Kampala after a rally for Bobi Wine, from Kireka petrol station.
Armed individuals believed to be security operatives forcibly took them; their phones remain unreachable.
Bobi Wine condemned the abduction, linking it to repression ahead of Uganda's 2026 elections; civil society groups, including VOCAL Africa, demand immediate release.

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Story summary

On October 1, 2025, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo were abducted in Kampala after a rally for Bobi Wine, from Kireka petrol station.
Armed individuals believed to be security operatives forcibly took them; their phones remain unreachable.
Bobi Wine condemned the abduction, linking it to repression ahead of Uganda's 2026 elections; civil society groups, including VOCAL Africa, demand immediate release.