{"id":370,"date":"2026-01-16T18:05:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T23:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mining\/?p=370"},"modified":"2026-01-16T18:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T23:06:36","slug":"political-leader-bobi-wine-abducted-by-ugandas-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mining\/2026\/political-leader-bobi-wine-abducted-by-ugandas-military\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Leader Bobi Wine abducted by Uganda&#8217;s military"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Kampala, Friday January 16, 2026<\/p>\n<p>An opposition leader to the government of President Museveni has been abducted from his home last night. While details of his arrest are not available, his kidnapping condemns the government in control right now. Such abductions are a violation of Uganda\u2019s constitution and international laws, and could plunge the entire Great Lakes Region into a bloody conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately after the national elections held yesterday several people across the country were massacred. It is now general information that the elections were rigged.<\/p>\n<p>If Bobi Wine is killed, then it will be a death of freedom and justice for Uganda. He will join Thomas Sankara, Amical Cabral and Steven Biko who were murdered because they loved their country and were a threat to those in power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kampala, Friday January 16, 2026 An opposition leader to the government of President Museveni has been abducted from his home last night. While details of his arrest are not available, his kidnapping condemns the government in control right now. 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