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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 Maiduguri Maximum Security Prison (Correctional Centre) is a detention facility based in Maiduguri, Nigeria, the Borno State capital. As of 2019, it had 486 inmates including 71 condemned inmates awaiting execution.
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 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]
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 ]
The Agodi prison break was an attack on the Agodi Minimum Security Prison in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, Nigeria by condemned criminals. It was reported that about eight inmates died in the attempt leaving eighteen others injured.
The group entered the prison's yard by using explosives to break through the administrative block. [1] The group released over 1,844 inmates from the jail. [1] The Nigerian Inspector General suspects the Eastern Security Network, the armed wing of the banned separatist group the Indigenous People of Biafra, are responsible for the attack. [1]