An attempted
jailbreak by inmates of the Ikot Ekpene Prisons, Akwa Ibom, on Wednesday has
reportedly led to the death of four inmates of the prison.
Our
correspondent gathered that the incident occurred at 11:47 a.m. when the
prisoners launched an attack on kitchen staff of the prisons.
A statement
issued by the spokesman of the state command of Nigeria Prison Service, Mr.
Ogbajie J. Ogbajie, said the inmates seized an ax from a fellow inmate attached
to the kitchen, inflicted a deep cut on the head of one of their colleagues,
and immediately made for the rear entrance to the prison.
According to
the statement, the prisoners broke the door with the ax and engaged the staff
that chased them in battle.
“At the end
of the scuffle, four of them that sustained gunshots and lost their lives, while
seven were recaptured. At least 36 are still at large and search parties have
been activated to affect their recapture,” the statement added.
Meanwhile,
the Controller of Prisons in Akwa Ibom State, Alex Oditah, has ordered an
investigation into the circumstance surrounding the unfortunate incident.
He appealed
to members of the public to assist the authority with useful information on the
fleeing inmates.
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