Ugandan singer Geosteady, real name Hassan Kigozi, is receiving hospital treatment after allegedly being attacked by suspected robbers at his home in Lubowa on Sunday morning, according to his manager, Jose Famous.
The manager confirmed the singer’s condition during a phone interview, explaining that the incident happened shortly after Geosteady arrived at his residence.
According to Jose, unidentified men allegedly attacked the singer in what he described as an attempted robbery. Geosteady reportedly managed to escape by jumping over his compound fence into a neighbouring property.
However, the situation allegedly became more complicated when people at the neighbouring property mistook him for a thief because he was relatively new to the area.
“There was a break in on Sunday morning. It was a plot by some people who wanted to rob him but failed and he got a chance to escape. Most times, we cry out for help, but people think we have other intentions. He tried to run to save his life because these people attacked him in his house. And where he ran to, they thought he was the thief,” Jose said.
The incident comes after audio and video recordings of Geosteady circulated widely on social media on Sunday morning.
In the recordings, the visibly distressed singer could be heard repeatedly asking people around him for help and insisting that he was not a thief. The footage sparked concern among fans, while questions emerged about what had happened.
Jose also addressed speculation that Geosteady had relapsed or was under the influence of substances when he recorded the videos.
He rejected those claims, explaining that the singer’s unusual speech and distressed behaviour were reactions to the frightening experience.
“The audios you heard, he was speaking out of fear. In this situation, you speak uncoordinated things and people end up thinking you are crazy, but he is mentally fine,” the manager said.
Jose further dismissed allegations circulating online that Geosteady’s wife, Hindu Kay, had any involvement in the alleged attack.
He said there was no basis for accusing her and maintained that the incident appeared to have been an attempted robbery by unidentified individuals.
“I do not want to accuse anyone but Hindu was not part of the plot. The ones who attacked him were thieves and he doesn’t know who sent them. We cannot accuse anyone because I think they saw that he had just come back home,” he explained.
The manager confirmed that the matter had been reported to Lubowa Police, adding that investigations were underway.
For now, Geosteady remains under medical care as questions surrounding the alleged attack await further clarification from investigators.
The manager’s account provides the explanation from the singer’s camp, but the identities of the alleged attackers and the circumstances behind the incident have not been independently established in the supplied information.