{"id":23220,"date":"2026-10-04T22:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T19:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boomgossip.com\/?p=23220"},"modified":"2026-10-04T22:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T19:40:19","slug":"nina-roz-questions-police-action-after-football-match-ends-in-arrests-pepper-spray-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boomgossip.com\/index.php\/nina-roz-questions-police-action-after-football-match-ends-in-arrests-pepper-spray-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Nina Roz Questions Police Action After Football Match Ends in Arrests, Pepper Spray Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\">Media personality Nina Roz Kankunda has criticized security agencies over the alleged arrest of musician Reign and several other youths during a football gathering, questioning why a sporting activity appeared to attract such a forceful response.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a post shared on X, Nina Roz claimed that Reign was pepper-sprayed while others were arrested as they gathered to play football.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><i>\u201c<\/i><\/em>When did playing football become a crime in Uganda?\u201d Nina roz\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The commentator argued that football pitches should be spaces for recreation and community engagement, not scenes of confrontation between security personnel and young people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cReign was pepper-sprayed, others arrested, all for gathering to play football. 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