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| Scene of the prison break |
Few days after gunmen
attacked a prison in Ekiti State and freed over 300 inmates, another set of gunmen
numbering about 10 stormed the state Maximum Prison along David Mark road,
Minna on Saturday evening and set over 200 prisoners free in a commando like
style.
It was gathered that before
forcing their way into the prison, they shot the warders on duty.
The confusion at the prison
was brought under normalcy after exchange of fire between the gunmen and the
police for about 15 minutes.
An eyewitness told our
correspondent that the warders, who were injured, were immediately taken to the
Minna General Hospital for treatment.
Our correspondent also
gathered that the gunmen accompanied the freed prisoners through a foot path to
enable them escape.
The gunmen, it was also
gathered, snatched vehicles from their owners to escape.
The prison’s spokesman,
Rabiu Muhammed, who confirmed the story could not ascertain the number of
prisoners that escaped and the exact number of people that sustained injuries.
Most of the freed prisoners are set to be hardened criminals and
suspected members of Boko Haram.
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