353 inmates in Kirikiri are on death row, says NCoS

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Lagos state command, says there are at least 353 inmates on death row at the Kirikiri Custodial Centre.

Rotimi Oladokun, spokesperson of the command, confirmed the figure to NAN in Lagos on Sunday.

The NCoS spokesperson said about 210 inmates are also serving life jail terms.

He said there are five custodial centres in Lagos namely, Ikoyi, Badagry, Kirikiri Female, Kirikiri Medium and Kirikiri Maximum.

He said the Ikoyi Custodial Centre was built to accommodate 800 inmates, but it currently hosts no fewer than 2,400 inmates.

“The Kirikiri Maximum Custodial Centre, built with capacity for 1,006 inmates now houses about 2,100 inmates,” he said.

Oladokun said the Kirikiri Medium Custodial Centre which was built to host 5,930 inmates, has fewer inmates.

Speaking on the offences committed by the inmates in the facility, he said they include armed robbery; murder; treason; fabricating false evidence, leading to conviction to death of an innocent person; aiding suicide of a child or lunatic and kidnapping, among others