Kampala. NTV Uganda and Spark TV were forced off air by 5:00am local time on Sunday after an overnight security crackdown at Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda premises in Namuwongo and Kampala Serena Hotel, following a shutdown order by first son and Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba against the media group's outlets.

NTV Uganda and Spark TV viewers were met with blank screens displaying the message “video unavailable”, while uncertainty surrounded the operations of NMG's other platforms, including the Daily Monitor, which Gen Muhoozi had also targeted in his late-night declarations.

The security operation began shortly after midnight, with personnel deployed at the NMG premises and staff reporting "that no one was being allowed to enter or leave the compound."

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