More than a week after his arrest, Edward Sebuufu, aka Eddy Mutwe, the personal bodyguard of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, aka Bobi Wine, has been brought to Masaka High Court to be charged with yet-to-be-known offenses.

Eddy Mutwe, who could hardly walk, was supported by two plainclothes security operatives as he limped to the court cells.

Eddy Mutwe was reportedly abducted in Kiwango village, Mukono district, on April 27 by security operatives. 

Shortly after he went missing, Bobi Wine said that his bodyguard was violently abducted by armed men in SFC uniform travelling in a Toyota van commonly known as a “drone. His whereabouts were unknown for weeks until the Chief of Defense Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, announced that he was holding him in his “basement.”

General Muhoozi posted a picture of Eddy Mutwe on his X (formerly Twitter) account, with his beard shaved.

In the picture. Eddy Mutwe appeared half-naked.

In a series of posts, General Muhoozi said that Eddy Mutwe was in his basement learning the Runyankore language. 

“He is in my basement. Learning Runyankore. You are next!” Muhoozi posted, replying to a tweet by Bobi Wine about Eddy Mutwe’s arrest.

In another post, Muhoozi said, “I captured NUP’s military commander like a grasshopper (Nsenene). If they keep on provoking us, we shall discipline them even more.”

The development has caused an uproar, especially among the opposition, calling for Eddy Mutwe’s immediate and unconditional release.

Today, Monday, May 5, 2025, the Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, condemned Eddy Mutwe’s detention.

“General Muhoozi Kainerugaba arrested Edward Sebuufu, alias Eddy Mutwe. I think he accuses him of growing his beard and not knowing Runyankore. These are not my words but his (Muhoozi’s). He posted Eddy Mutwe on his social media account with his beard shaved,” Mayiga told Buganda Lukiiko.

Katikkiro called the military chief to hand Eddy Mutwe over to the police if he committed any crime.

“Under the law, it is the police that have a right to arrest. I therefore call on General Muhoozi Kainerugaba to hand over Eddy Mutwe to the police. If there is any crime he committed, let him be handed over to the police. It should be the police to put him in custody and should also follow the law. He should be produced in court within 48 hours,” Mayiga said. The charges against Eddy Mutwe are yet to be established.

By ChimpReports