A Correctional Service officer was on Wednesday night killed when gunmen attacked Afokang Correctional facility in Calabar, Cross River.
The spokesman of the state Command of the Correctional Service, Affanga Etim, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen in Calabar on Thursday.He noted that the gunmen only opened fire on the Joint security team at the facility and that there was no damage to the facility. According to him, “When they came, they opened fire on the security team who also responded in like manner and in the process, an Assistant Superintendent of Correction was killed.“As we speak, we have deployed more armed personnel to the facility and everything is under control.”
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a mother and her six-years-old daughter were hit by stray bullets during the attack. The victims who were rushed to Naval Hospital in Calabar, were hit in the stomach and hand respectively.
Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)
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