Makindye Prison

Makindye Prison is a Uganda government state-run prison which became notorious for extrajudicial killings and execution of government opponents during the time of Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin.

It was turned into a military prison in 1971 when dictator Idi Amin came to power.

[1] According to one version, prisoners were told that by hitting him, they would be saving themselves a similar fate.

A second report stated that prisoners were placed in a line and bludgeoned the person in front while waiting for a blow from behind.

[2] The prison is still located in Makindye, one of the suburbs of Kampala city in Uganda.