There has been a jailbreak at Nsukka in Enugu State, and 15
inmates escaped. Quoting a source
at the prison, NAN said the inmates broke their cells and scaled over the
perimeter fence late Tuesday.
"The inmates carefully opened their cells and scaled the
perimeter fence of the prisons. Before prison officials on night duty knew what
was happening, about 15 inmates had escaped," the source was reported as
saying.
Lawrence Okonkwo, controller of prison, confirmed the
jailbreak but declined to give the number of inmates that escaped.
"Yes there was a jailbreak last night in Nsukka prison but I
am not in a position to say how many prisoners escaped. We are expecting the
Enugu state prisons controller, Mr Isaiah Amariri, in Nsukka prison so that we
brief him on what happened last night. He will be the one to tell the public
the number of inmates that escaped, the re-arrested ones and efforts put in
place to arrest those still on the run."
However, unconfirmed reports say that two escapees had been
rearrested.
Officials of the Nigeria Prisons Service were seen in parts
of Nsukka and its environs on Wednesday searching for fleeing inmates.
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