The Nigeria Correctional Service, Oyo State Command, says 837 awaiting trial inmates escaped from the Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo Town, when suspected gunmen attacked the facility.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that suspected gunmen invaded the facility on Friday at about 9.30 p.m. after using dynamite to blast the wall. “All the awaiting trial detainees were forced out of custody, the cells housing the convicts and the female inmates were not vandalised.“Following the directives of the Controller-General of Corrections, Haliru Nababa, the State Controller, Noel Ailewon, has commenced the process of search and recapture after visiting the scene of the incident,” Mr Anjorin said.He said the state controller had assured the public that no effort would be spared to recapture the fleeing inmates.
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