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Document #1359017
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
According to Behind the Wall: A Report
on Prison Conditions in Nigeria and the Nigerian Prison System,
Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison is located in Lagos State. The
prison is notorious for its overcrowding.
The Kirikiri Maximum Secuity Prison and the
Ikoyi Prison are already infamous for their congestion. The former,
as at February 1, 1990, had a population of 1,645 but only a rated
capacity of 956 (ibid., 8).
Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison is also
infamous for its "degrading" treatment of prisoners (Ibid., 5),
"appalling" living conditions, sub-standard medical care (ibid.,
26), and a very high death rate (ibid., 72). For additional
information on this topic, please refer to the attached
document.
This Response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
Dinkalu Anselm, C. and Osaze, L. Ehonwa.
June 1991. Behind the Wall: A Report on Prison Conditions in
Nigeria and The Nigerian Prison System. Nigeria: A Civil
Liberties Organisation Publication.
Dinkalu Anselm, C. and Osaze, L. Ehonwa.
June 1991. Behind the Wall: A Report on Prison Conditions in
Nigeria and The Nigerian Prison System. Nigeria: A Civil
Liberties Organisation Publication.
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