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More than 100 prisoners have escaped from a medium security prison in Nigeria after heavy rainfall destroyed part of the facility, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) said in a press release ...
At least 118 inmates escaped from prison after heavy rains on Wednesday night damaged the facility in Suleja near the Nigerian capital, a prison service spokesperson said. Service agents were ...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), formerly known as Nigerian Prison Service (NPS), is a government agency of Nigeria which operates prisons. The agency is headquartered in Abuja , [ 1 ] and it is under the supervision of the Ministry of the Interior and the Civil Defence Immigration and Correctional Service. [ 2 ]
On the day of the attack, there were 65 military, police, and prison guards on guard at the prison. [2] Prior to the attack, 994 prisoners were registered as serving time in Kuje. [ 3 ] Some of the prisoners included high-profile suspects such as former top Nigerian police officer Abba Kyari, indicted in a money laundering operation, along with ...
Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison is a prison west of Apapa, Lagos State, Nigeria. [1] It is named after the rural Kirikiri community in which it is situated. A part of the Nigerian Correctional Service, its official capacity is 1,056. [2] It was first established in 1955.
A prison break is an unlawful act under Nigerian law involving a prisoner escaping or forcing their way out of a prison. [1] [2] Prison breaks in Nigeria are also often the result of attacks on the Nigerian Correctional Service facilities by terrorist groups, including Boko Haram, or armed robbers, leading to the release of inmates. [3]
The Kogi prison break was an attack on Koto-Karffi Federal Medium Security Prisons in Kogi State, in north-central Nigeria by unknown gunmen suspected to be members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram. [1] The attack occurred on 2 November 2014. [2] About 144 prisoners escaped from the prison; 1 inmate was shot and killed during the attack. [3]
The Ondo prison break was an attack on the Olokuta Medium Security Prison in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, Nigeria, [1] by 50 unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers. [2] [3] The attack occurred on 30 June 2013. [4] About 175 prisoners escaped from the prison leaving 2 people dead and 1 warder injured. [5]