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Campaign manager, bodyguard and over 30 supporters of Bukedea independent MP candidate arrested and remanded

Civic Space & Media Freedom Verified Bukedea Jan 2026 (day not reported) Severity: 3/5

The Daily Monitor reported that the campaign manager, bodyguard and more than 30 supporters of independent Bukedea County MP candidate John Bosco Ikojo were arrested and remanded to Bukedea government prison. LC3 candidate Joseph Amailem told the paper his business was ransacked and he fled Malera because people wanted him arrested.

Numbers

32 arrested or detained

Sources

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