Bobi Wine : Torture Victims Allegedly Buried in Unmarked Graves at Exposed Army Chamber Along Entebbe Road

KAMPALA, Uganda — A house in Abayita Ababiri, Kabaale B Village, along the Entebbe Road, has been identified in allegations circulating publicly as an alleged secret detention and torture facility operated by Uganda’s security forces.

The allegations were made in a statement released by opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, who claimed that the apparently ordinary residential property is allegedly used as a torture chamber under the control of the Special Forces Command (SFC).

“You can easily pass by this house and think it’s a normal home. Yet this is a torture chamber manned by SFC,” Bobi Wine said.

According to the statement, the house and nearby facilities have allegedly been used to detain both Ugandan and foreign nationals, with victims reportedly subjected to severe abuse.

Bobi Wine further alleged that some victims may have died while in detention and claimed that their remains were subsequently buried in unmarked graves behind the property. That specific allegation has not been independently verified.

A house hidden in plain sight

The allegations have renewed concerns about the use of residential properties as unauthorized detention facilities.

Human Rights Watch has previously documented the use of so-called “safehouses” in Uganda, describing them as ordinary residential buildings that were allegedly converted into detention facilities. In a 2022 investigation based on interviews with former detainees and witnesses, the organization reported allegations of beatings, shackling, electrocution, rape and other forms of abuse in unauthorized detention locations.

Human Rights Watch has also reported that Uganda’s security forces have, over several years, been accused of arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances and torture, including in locations that were not officially recognized as detention facilities.

Claims of a wider network

Bobi Wine alleged that the Abayita Ababiri property is only one of numerous facilities allegedly used for similar purposes.

“This is just one of the many torture chambers operated by the Museveni system,” he said, alleging that similar facilities exist across Kampala, Wakiso and other parts of the country.

He further claimed that the alleged facilities are located within ordinary communities, meaning residents could live alongside properties allegedly being used for secret detention without knowing what takes place inside.

The latest allegations come amid renewed scrutiny of Uganda’s security agencies following the detention of opposition figures and government critics in undisclosed locations.

In July 2026, Human Rights Watch reported that Uganda’s military had forcibly seized government critics and held some of them incommunicado. The organization also documented allegations concerning the detention and treatment of opposition politician Muwanga Kivumbi, who said he had been blindfolded, beaten and held at an unidentified location for 19 days.

Calls for accountability

The allegations have placed renewed focus on calls for independent investigations into Uganda’s alleged secret detention network.

Ugandan law prohibits torture, while the country’s legal framework provides for accountability for public officials implicated in human-rights violations. Human Rights Watch has previously called for investigations into alleged abuses committed by security personnel and for those responsible to face accountability.

For the Abayita Ababiri property specifically, however, the claims that it is operated by SFC, that torture takes place there, and that victims have been buried in unmarked graves require independent verification. No evidence establishing those allegations has been publicly verified by an independent investigation in the material reviewed for this report.

Bobi Wine said the alleged facilities are gradually being exposed and vowed that those responsible for abuses should eventually face accountability.

“Thankfully, they’re being exposed one by one, and so shall they account for every crime committed against our people,” he said.