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240 inmates escape in attack on prison in Nigeria
    2021-09-14  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

AT least 240 inmates have escaped after unidentified gunmen attacked a custodial center in central Nigeria’s Kogi state, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) said yesterday.

NCoS spokesperson Francis Enobore said the attackers broke into the custodial center, in Kabba, a town of the Kogi state, Sunday night, after a fierce gun battle with the guards, and forcefully released about 240 inmates.

Enobore further disclosed that the Comptroller–General Haliru Nababa has ordered a recapture procedure to be activated immediately and detailed investigation carried out even as he leads a team to assess the situation.

The comptroller-general also appealed to the general public to furnish security operatives with useful intelligence that will assist in recapturing the escapees.

The Medium Security Custodial Center (MSCC) was established in 2008 with a capacity of 200.

As of the time of the invasion, 294 inmates were in custody.

The latest jailbreak comes a few months after gunmen attacked the Nigerian Correctional Service and the police headquarters in Imo state, freeing 1,844 inmates, after which the hoodlums set the facilities ablaze.

The gunmen also razed the Imo State Police Command headquarters and burnt almost all the vehicles parked at the command’s headquarters.

No fewer than 50 cars were set ablaze in the process.

(SD-Xinhua)

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