27-year-old human rights activist and lawyer Aloikin Praise Opoloje has been remanded to Luzira Prison by the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s court on charges of allegedly using another person’s SIM card.
Opoloje was arrested over the weekend after, according to her account, detectives led her to believe she was required at a police station to resolve a matter involving a carpet that had allegedly been taken from a car washing bay.
She appeared before senior principal grade one magistrate Winnie Nankya Jatiko, where she was charged with using another person’s SIM card, contrary to Regulation 29 of the Regulation of Interception of Communications Regulations, 2024.
According to the charge sheet, in September 2026, within Rubaga and Kampala Central divisions or surrounding areas, Opoloje unlawfully used an MTN SIM card, 0770-955341, registered in the name of Martha Nalapa Tasima, allegedly for purposes of executing an illegal activity.
Court records indicate that the case arose from investigations into social media activity on an account allegedly operated by Opoloje.
It is alleged that Sgt Titus Mucunguzi of the Defence Intelligence and Security (DIS), formerly known as the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence, came across social media posts concerning Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba in September 2026.
The investigations allegedly established that the SIM card used to publish the material was registered in Nalapa’s name but was in Opoloje’s possession. The material allegedly included photographs and accompanying commentary containing vulgar language, with the CDF described as a “cabbage”, among other insults.
In one of the videos cited in the case, Opoloje is seen calling for justice and saying she was not among those who feared Muhoozi. She also alleged that he was sanctioning several abductions and human rights violations in the country.
Earlier protest case
In September 2024, Opoloje and two others, Norah Kobusingye and Kemitoma Kyenzibo, were charged with common nuisance following a nude protest along Parliamentary Avenue.
The trio had taken to the streets to protest what they described as rampant corruption and called for the resignation of then speaker of parliament Anita Among. Police intercepted them as they marched towards parliament.
Opoloje, who was wearing only a French knicker, with her breasts painted in the national colours of black, yellow and red, was carrying a placard protesting corruption. She was subsequently remanded to prison before Makerere University law dons and others stood surety for her.
Opoloje denied the latest charges and was remanded to Luzira Prison until October 14, 2026, when her lawyers, led by Kakuru Tumusiime, are expected to apply for her bail.