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1,500 Inmates Escape as Gunmen Launch Prison Break in Imo

by Eucharia Egwuma
April 5, 2021
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1,500 Inmates Escape as Gunmen Launch Prison Break in Imo
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Unidentified gunmen, on Monday morning, have attacked the Owerri Correctional Prison in the Imo State capital, releasing no fewer than 1500 inmates.

The attackers also razed the Imo State Police Command headquarters situated in Owerri and burnt almost all the vehicles parked at the command headquarters.

The hoodlums further freed the suspects in almost all the cells at the State Criminal Investigation Department of the command.

It was gathered that the gunmen operated from 1am till 3am on Monday.

They sang solidarity songs at the Government House Roundabout for about 30 minutes before attacking the facilities, a security source revealed.

On breaking into the prison facility with the aid of explosives and dynamite, the attackers told the inmates to go home.

When contacted, the police spokesperson in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed the attacks.

He, however, assured the people of the state that the security agencies were on top of the matter.

Details later…

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