Uganda: Police Confirm Arresting Activist Praise Aloikin

What the report says

Ugandan police say they have arrested activist Praise Aloikin Opoloje, ending a brief period in which her whereabouts were disputed by supporters and colleagues. According to the report, Aloikin had gone missing over the weekend, and activists alleged that armed, unidentified men took her after she was brought to a police station. Police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke later rejected those claims and said she was lawfully detained and would be brought before court at the appropriate time.

The activist has been active in anti-corruption protests in Uganda and was previously identified as one of the organizers of a planned march to Parliament in 2024. The article also says she recently appeared in a video criticizing the Patriotic League of Uganda and its leader, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, which some supporters believe may have triggered her arrest. Police did not provide detailed charges in the excerpt, but Rusoke said Aloikin had used social media in a way that offended the law and insisted she is not above it.

The case matters because it sits at the intersection of digital speech, activism, and state power in Uganda. As reported by Nile Post and distributed by AllAfrica, it adds to concern among rights advocates about how authorities are handling outspoken young activists and online criticism.