Pandemonium at Kirikiri Prisons as inmates riot

There was pandemonium on Friday at the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prisons, Lagos as inmates rioted.
The riot was said to have been sparked by the seizure of a fan by the prison authorities from an inmate.
It started at about 1:30pm.
The inmate, whose fan was seized, was identified as the ‘General Overseer’ of the Christians in the prison.
Soldiers, stationed to guard the prison, were said to have been requested by the prison authorities to quell the riot.
While some sources said on Friday that several persons were shot dead, the prison authorities refuted the claim, saying only 12 inmates sustained injuries.
The spokesperson of the Nigerian Prisons Service, Ope Fatinikun, said: “No inmate was shot.
“But 12 of them, who sustained minor injuries, have been given treatment.
“If anybody tells you he saw dead bodies of shot inmates, he should provide pictures.
“We have passed that stage.
“Something like that could not have happened without someone getting a picture.”