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.