The Kiri Kiri prison is one of the toughest prisons in the country. The prison was built for hardened criminals with high offences.
They are so many things you might not have known about this prison, but here are the top 5;
- Many Nigerian prisoners abroad were sent down to Nigeria to serve their jail terms in the prison when it was newly built.
- The prison was built in the year 1955 by our colonial masters before Nigerian gained her independence.
- Many top Nigerian politicians like Olusegun Obasanjo, Yaradua, Fela, and others have been jailed in this gruesome prison.
- The prison was named ‘Kiri Kiri’ after the rural Kirikiri community in which it is situated.
- The prison is built for hardened criminals with a high rate of offense.
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