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The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has again denied that National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy president for Northern Uganda, Dr Lina Zedriga is under military detention in Gulu.
Dr Zedriga reportedly went missing on January 18, 2026, 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.
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, told Mega Fm on Thursday that the alleged detention of Dr Zedriga in Gulu was 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, told Mega Fm on Wednesday that he is in hiding and fearing an imminent arrest by security agencies. Samuel Okot, the NUP Coordinator in Northern Uganda, equally noted he was in hiding, alleging that most of the party coordinators in the region had been arrested.
