In a surprising twist of events, the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has promised to release the acting president of People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) party, Erias Lukwago from his basement, hours after promising to teach him a lesson he would never forget.
On Monday, following the seizure of Lukwago from his Wakaliga home, Muhoozi shared a photo of Lukwago dressed in a white t-shirt, with a checked black and white scarf wrapped around his face, and hands clasped together.
Muhoozi promised to teach Lukwago, whom he referred to as fool in one of the statements Kiswahili during his stay in the basement among a number of other threats.
However, hours after the posts and mounting pressure both domestically and abroad, Gen Muhoozi has backtracked on his threats and revealed that he will release Lukwago to the police out of the love for his wife Mrs Charlotte Nankunda Kainerugaba.
“Today, I will release this IDIOT to police. I have run out of diapers. Never test me again!” he posted.
Muhoozi added, “My beloved wife Charlotte has convinced me to release the criminal Lukwago. I will release him because of my love for her”.
The post by Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba on Tuesday
Following Lukwago’s arrest on Monday, a number of individuals raised their concern on the treatment of the learned counsel.
Eng Winnie Byanyima, described the seizure as an assault on the rule of law and further accused the CDF of acting above the law.
“I am devastated by what has been done to Erias Lukwago. His abduction, torture and public humiliation are not just an attack on one man. They are an assault on the rule of law itself. President @KagutaMuseveni, your son and army commander has repeatedly demonstrated that he is above the law. He threatened to kill @kizzabesigye1, defied court processes, and now @EriasLukwago_ co-lead of Besigye’s defence team has been brutalised” she posted on her X account.
On Tuesday, lawyers from Lukwago’s legal team, led by Medard Lubega Sseggona, visited Nateete Police Station and the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) headquarters to file a missing person’s report.
However, the team said officers at both offices declined to record their statements.
