Ugandan singer-cum-politician Bobi Wine has made a dramatic escape on a motorbike, avoiding arrest by security forces after they barricaded his home.
Wine shared a video on Facebook on Wednesday, captioned “Busabala Final Destination” of himself getting on a bike surrounded by supporters and well-wishers.
Other social media users posted videos on Twitter showing Wine being chased by police as he jumped on the back of the motorcycle, wearing his signature red beret.
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The musician took to Twitter earlier in the day to post pictures of police and security agencies surrounding his home and allegedly stopping him from performing at his scheduled concert at Busabala.
It was revealed on Tuesday that the Inspector General of Police, Martins Okoth Ochola, had cancelled Wine’s Independence Day music show, local media outlets reported. Uganda marked 57 years of independence on Wednesday.
According to a letter Ochola wrote to the Kampala Metropolitan Police, Wine did not make sufficient preparatory plans for traffic control, medical care and crowd control.
The musician was most recently arrested in April for allegedly staging an unsanctioned protest last year, but was released from jail after a few days.
