Two inmates of the Federal Prisons, Ahoada, Rivers State, were on
Saturday feared dead while a prison staff was hurt during a foiled
jailbreak.
Details of the incident were sketchy as of the time of filing this report.
But
a source at the Rivers State Prisons command said the attempted jail
break was contained, but was unaware of the death of the inmates.
“I
know that a member of staff was injured in the process but I don’t know
about about the death of any inmate. Actually, the inmates are those
from the Bayelsa State command who are being kept in Ahoada prison. They
were embarking on a riot,” the source said.
The Police Public
Relations Officer of the Rivers State police command, Ben Ugwuegbulam
(DSP), said the two inmates were “fatally injured,” adding that the
attempted jailbreak was effectively contained by a combination of
various security agencies, including the police.
He explained
that the attempted jailbreak failed as there was no escape route, adding
that the two “fatally injured” inmates actually tried to escape through
the ceiling but were shot at to prevent their escape.
“Today,
27.10 .12 at about 1700hrs, inmates of Federal Prisons, Ahoada,
attempted tounlawfully break out from custody. Ahoada police area
command swiftly mobilised to the scene and together with other security
agencies, cordoned off the entire perimeters of the prisons.
“Consequently,
the escaping inmates retreated to the confines of the prison, but two
of the inmates that tried escaping through the ceiling were shot at to
prevent their escape and were fatally wounded in the process. The
situation has been brought under control. No escape recorded please,”
Ugwuegbulam said.
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