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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]
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.
Using small arms and explosive devices, around 100 attackers broke in, destroying parts of the prison and burning eight vehicles. [8] [6] One bomb at the front gates killed a Nigerian prison guard and injured three others, and four inmates were killed during the attack. [9] Overall, a total of 16 officers and inmates were injured in the attack. [9]
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 ...
Last year, the Government announced it had asked to use 400 police cells to hold inmates after a surge in overcrowding. Prisoners to be held in police cells after surge in jail overcrowding Skip ...
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]
Thousands of prisoners should be moved to open prisons to tackle overcrowding and help prepare inmates for release, a former justice secretary has said.. David Gauke, who has been commissioned by ...