The group expressed deep concern over a statement earlier released by Ugandan opposition leader and presidential candidate, Bobi Wine, who noted that his home in Magere was raided overnight by security forces.
The Take-It-Back Movement, a Nigerian civic advocacy group, has condemned what it described as widespread state repression, militarisation of the electoral process, and electoral fraud in Uganda, warning that the country’s democratic norms are under severe threat.
In a statement issued on Saturday and signed by Sanyaolu Juwon, the National Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement, Nigeria, the movement said it “unequivocally condemns the ongoing militarisation of Uganda’s electoral process and the brazen assault on democracy, fundamental freedoms, and human rights under the guise of an election.”
The group expressed deep concern over a statement earlier released by Ugandan opposition leader and presidential candidate, Bobi Wine, who noted that his home in Magere was raided overnight by security forces.
According to the Take It Back Movement, the account raises serious questions about the conduct of state authorities during the electoral period. =
“We are gravely alarmed by the chilling account released by Ugandan presidential candidate and opposition leader, Bobi Wine, detailing a violent night raid on his home in Magere by combined forces of the military and police,” the statement said.
“The cutting off of electricity, disabling of CCTV cameras, aerial surveillance by helicopters, and the effective house arrest of his family are not the actions of a democratic state, but the hallmarks of a rogue regime terrified of the will of its people.”
The movement further stated that Bobi Wine being forced into hiding while members of his family were allegedly confined to their home reflected a breakdown of democratic standards in the country.
“That a presidential candidate is forced into hiding for his life while his family remains under siege exposes the complete collapse of democratic norms in Uganda,” it said, also condemning the nationwide internet shutdown and what it described as intimidation aimed at silencing citizens.
Rejecting the credibility of the ongoing electoral process, the group said it did not recognise the results being announced by Uganda’s Electoral Commission.
“We categorically reject the so-called election results being announced by the Ugandan Electoral Commission under conditions of military occupation, ballot stuffing, mass arrests of opposition figures, and the exclusion of lawful polling agents,” the statement read, adding that such results “have no legitimacy, no credibility, and no moral authority.”
The Take It Back Movement also condemned the reported killing of unarmed citizens during protests, insisting that the right to protest and freely choose leaders “is non-negotiable and cannot be extinguished by bullets, batons, or brute force.”
The group further accused authorities of systematically targeting National Unity Platform (NUP) candidates and overturning alleged opposition victories across constituencies, describing the situation as “a direct attack on popular sovereignty.”
Drawing parallels with similar developments across the continent, the movement said Uganda’s situation reflected a wider African pattern of “stolen elections, weaponised security forces, silenced media, and criminalised dissent.”
The statement concluded with a call for international action. “The Take It Back Movement stands in unwavering solidarity with Bobi Wine, the NUP, and the people of Uganda,” it said, urging the African Union and the international community “to move beyond empty statements and take firm, principled action against electoral repression and state violence.”