Kampala – Former Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) Spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Charles Twine, is reportedly in the custody of the Special Forces Command (SFC).
According to credible sources, Twine was summoned late Tuesday night to meet with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Abas Byakagaba, and the Deputy IGP, Maj Gen James Ochaya.
Twine, who has been serving as a CID officer attached to Parliament for the last three years, travelled overnight to report to the Police’s top leadership on Wednesday morning.
Sources familiar with the matter say Twine arrived at the Police Headquarters in Naguru at approximately 7:30 am.
He later held a closed-door meeting with the IGP and his deputy. Details of the discussions remain undisclosed.
Following the meeting, ASP Twine was reportedly handed over to operatives of the SFC, who had been stationed in a vehicle within the Naguru Police premises.
He was subsequently whisked away to an undisclosed location. His official vehicle remains parked at the headquarters, and efforts to reach him via his known phone numbers have since been futile, as the lines are reportedly switched off.
Efforts to ascertain circumstances surrounding his detention remain ongoing. When contacted, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Acting Spokesperson, Col Chris Magezi, deferred comment and referred UG Exclusive to SFC Spokesperson, Maj Jimmy Omara.
“I haven’t got any information regarding Twine’s arrest by our officers. But let me verify, and I will provide the information when I get it,” Maj Omara stated.
The Special Forces Command, an elite unit charged with protecting the President, his family, and critical government installations, has recently come under scrutiny over allegations of involvement in a series of abductions, particularly targeting members of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP).
Among the most recent cases is that of Edward Ssebuwuufu, widely known as Eddie Mutwe, a close bodyguard to NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, who was reportedly held incommunicado by SFC operatives for several days.
ASP Twine served as CID spokesperson during the leadership of Grace Akullo but was later reassigned following the appointment of Maj Tom Magambo as CID Director.
As of this publication, the Uganda Police Force has not issued an official statement on Twine’s whereabouts or the reason for his detention.
