Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, who is popularly known as Bobi Wine, was allegedly put under house arrest on Friday as ballistic counting continues in a hotly contested presidential election that has already raised international concerns about repression and irregularities.

The shocking development happened just one day after the voting under strict security and a government-imposed internet blackout.

The National Unity Platform (NUP), Wine’s party, stated that military and police officers surrounded his residence in Kampala late Thursday, thereby confining him and his wife to their home. The party claims that the security personnel crossed the boundary and erected tents within the compound, which they describe as illegal detention of the politician.

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