Opposition parties have joined hands to unmask a gang of men dressed in black who on Tuesday attacked supporters of FDC former presidential candidate Col Dr Kizza Besigye and beat them up as they followed his car to the party offices in Najjanankumbi.
Despite the plain-clothed masked men standing shoulder-to-shoulder with police officers during the scuffle in town, Police has since denied using them to brutalize opposition activists.
Chimp Reports has learnt that opposition leaders are now holding meetings to mobilize and come up with a way of identifying and counteracting the attackers.
Democratic Party (DP) Presidential press secretary, Fred Mwesigwa revealed that the group having been denied by police would now have to be hunted down by civilians.
“We are in touch with all opposition leaders including; FDC’s Gen. Mugisha Muntu, DP’s Norbert Mao, UPC’s Olara Otunu and Go Forward’s Amama Mbabazi who shall issue a joint statement on the way forward soon,” Mwesigwa revealed.
“We have extensively mobilized able bodied youth to encounter these groups come Tuesday next week,” Mwesigwa noted.
“We have been prompted to revive the Uganda Young Democrats (UYD) that gave hard time to police during the Kiboko squad of 2007 in the fight against the giveaway of Mabira Forest.”
Deputy Police spokesperson Polly Namaye said Wednesday that, “We are still investigating the matter. We were not working with anyone on that day to maintain order.”