Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango stated that Sheikh Lunanoba and others were arrested at Kawempe Mosque after a dispute between two rival Muslim factions of Juma-Zukuli escalated into a physical altercation.
Close associates of Sheikh Lunanoba claim in social media videos that his arrest is due to non-compliance with a court order. However, it remains unclear if additional charges are involved, as the police have yet to released any statement on the arrest.