Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison is a prison west of Apapa, Lagos State, Nigeria. [1] 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. [2] It was first established in 1955. Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison is a prison west of Apapa, Lagos State, Nigeria. [1] 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. [2] It was first established in 1955. 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. 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. 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.