Over 170 prisoners
regained freedom today during a brazen attack on the Olokuta medium
security prison in Akure by unknown gunmen who set off explosives and broke in
shooting sporadically into the air.The incident happened in the early hours of
today. At least four casualties were recorded in the gun battle, but none
were reported dead.
Sources at the prison revealed that the bandits were very clear about their
mission. "They mentioned the names of people they want to set
free,” one of them said. “There is this particular name from Edo state
that they were calling simultaneously. I think he is a prominent criminal in
the prison. The name is from the Benin area".Speaking to reporters shortly
after the incident, the Comptroller of Prisons in the state, Tunde Olayiwola,
said some of the inmates who escaped during the jail break have been
re-arrested. He confirmed that one officer was seriously injured, and was
rushed to the hospital for treatment. He did not disclose the officer’s
name.Olayiwola said some of his men were on the trail of the escapees, saying
that those who were caught were lured through a mobile-talking device as
signals were sent out immediately to the police.Eyitayo Jegede, the Ondo State
Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice after his visit to the
scene described it as pathetic and said the state government would summon
the top officials of the prison.“With what we are seeing here, the state government
will look into the incidence and if need be, we will summon all the security
chiefs and top prison officers’’.
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