By Enyichukwu Enemanna
Ugandan opposition leader, Bobi Wine, has been shot in the leg in a confrontation with police, his party has said.
The incident happened just outside the capital, Kampala.
Photos posted online on Tuesday showed Wine surrounded by followers who yelled that he had been shot in the leg before some supported him into a waiting car.
His party, the National Unity Platform holds the highest opposition bloc in the national assembly.
In a post on X, the party said that Ugandan security operatives “have made an attempt on the life of” Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentam.
“He was shot in the leg and seriously injured in Bulindo, Wakiso District,” the party said.
Constant confrontations between Wine and the police have frequently descended into violence.
There was no immediate comment from the police and other authorities.
Wine ran for president in 2021, losing to the incumbent President Yoweri Museveni in an election he claimed was rigged against him.
Wine, a former singer, won a seat in the National Assembly in 2017.
He is very popular among young Ugandans in urban areas.
Museveni, 79 has held power since 1986 and amended the constitution to remove the age limit for presidential candidates.
Uganda has not had a peaceful transfer of power since independence from the British in 1962.
