I'm still under house arrest! Bobi Wine says

Ugandan Opposition leader Bobi Wine has said he remains under house arrest following Thursday’s elections, describing the military’s actions around his home as a sign of fear rather than strength.

In a statement on Friday, Bobi Wine said the military moved in immediately after he cast his ballot, surrounding his residence and preventing anyone from entering or leaving.

“Yesterday, after casting my ballot, the military deployed all around my home in order to place me under house arrest,” Bobi Wine said.

“These criminals even jumped over the fence and entered our compound. My house is still besieged and no one is allowed to come in or go out.”

He accused the government of targeting him and the Ugandan people out of fear.

“This ain’t strength,” he said. “They do this out of fear for the people they have offended by committing so many atrocities against them. They do this because they are afraid of the people’s reaction after stealing their vote."

Bobi Wine’s claims come amid a tense post-election environment in Uganda, where opposition figures have repeatedly alleged intimidation and suppression by security forces.

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has taken a strong lead in results from Thursday's presidential election, the electoral commission says.

Figures announced on Friday afternoon put Museveni in front with 75% of the votes, based on returns from 60% of polling stations.

He is followed by opposition leader Bobi Wine on 21%. His home in the capital, Kampala, has been surrounded by security forces "effectively placing him and his wife under house arrest", his National Unity Platform (NUP) said.

At least seven opposition supporters were killed in overnight violence in Butambala, about 55km (35 miles) south-west of Kampala, in clashes between opposition supporters and the police.

A win for Museveni, 81, will extend his four-decade grip on power and enter a consequential term, having signalled it will be his last election. This has triggered succession politics within the ruling National Resistance Movement and the country.

The latest opinion poll by the Development Watch Centre, conducted between November 19 and December 16, placed Museveni well ahead of Bobi Wine.

According to the poll, Museveni commands 60.94 per cent support nationally, compared to Bobi Wine’s 35.26 per cent.

The poll, which interviewed 3,758 respondents in 42 districts spread across 12 of the country’s sub-regions, showed Museveni leading Bobi Wine in 11 of the 12 sub-regions sampled.