Ugandas main opposition leader Bobi Wine, who has emerged as the most formidable opponent of veteran President Yoweri Museveni, has been shot in the leg by security agents in a northern suburb of the capital, Kampala, his party said.

Bobi Wine, a singer-turned-politician whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, finished runner-up in the 2021 presidential election behind Museveni, who has ruled the East African country for nearly 40 years.

Bobi Wines party, the National Unity Platform, said in a post on the X platform on Tuesday that Security operatives have made an attempt [on his life].

They added: He was shot in the leg and seriously injured.

The police said officers had attempted to block Bobi Wine and his team from marching down a road, resulting in an altercation in which he was injured. An investigation would be conducted to clarify the facts, the police said in a statement on X.

Police officers on site claim he stumbled while getting into his vehicle, causing the injury, whereas Hon. Kyagulanyi and his team assert that he was shot, the police said. (Al Jazeera)