JAILBREAK: Two Soldiers Killed As Gunmen Free Inmates In Kogi
Two soldiers were reportedly killed after gunmen attacked the Kabba Correctional Centre in Kogi state.
The attack occurred in the wee hours of Monday and the gunmen were said to have freed many inmates in the facility.
The soldiers were said to have mounted a routine checkpoint about 50 metres from the prison situated along the Lokoja- Okebukun-Kabba highway when the hoodlums came and rained bullets on them before invading the prison facility.
Confirming the incident, Francis Enobore, spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), said the gunmen were “heavily armed” and immediately engaged the guards in a fierce gun duel.
Enobore said Haliru Nababa, the comptroller-general, has ordered the recapture of the escaped inmates and an investigation into the incident.
The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 8, Lokoja, Ayuba Edeh, has confirmed the killing of two soldiers at a roadblock before the Kabba correctional centre, while over 100 inmates escaped when hoodlums invaded the facility overnight.
Confirming the incident, Edeh said that the state Commissioner of Police and other heads of security agencies have swung into action to do an assessment of the cause of the invasion.
Our correspondent also learnt that the state controller of the correctional service, along with the state security adviser, Jerry Omodara, have gone to Kabba for an on-the-spot assessment.
