The Surprising Truth About Kirikiri Prison: Separating Fact from Fiction We weren’t able to create a summary for you. Refresh your page to try again. Another inmate stated that the prison has a separate "VIP section", where inmates have their own cook, a person to wash clothes, errand persons and a generating set that supplies electricity. Another inmate stated that the prison has a separate "VIP section", where inmates have their own cook, a person to wash clothes, errand persons and a generating set that supplies electricity. Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison is a high-security correctional facility located in Apapa, Lagos State, Nigeria, operated by the Nigerian Correctional Service to detain individuals convicted of serious crimes such as armed robbery, kidnapping, and murder. Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison is a high-security correctional facility located in Apapa, Lagos State, Nigeria, operated by the Nigerian Correctional Service to detain individuals convicted of serious crimes such as armed robbery, kidnapping, and murder. Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison is a prison west of Apapa, Lagos State, Nigeria. It is named after the rural Kirikiri community in which it is situated. A part of the Nigerian Correctional Service, its official capacity is 1,056. It was first established in 1955. …Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison was built in the year 1955 with an initial capacity of 1056 inmates. As of February 12, 2018, 69% of the prison's population were inmates awaiting trial according to data from the Nigeria Prisons Service. Up until October 2021 at Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison, prisoners were formerly fed 450 naira worth of food a day (around US$1.08 as of May 2022). Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Nigeria's most notorious prison, built in 1955 for 1,056 inmates, has held everyone from a future president to Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti -- and its inmates say even a hungry dog would refuse the food.