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An explosion has reportedly rocked a section of the Okaka Prison, Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital following failed attempts by six inmates to carry out a jailbreak. Details later….
Security operatives are scared that billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans could stage an escape if remanded in prison, Vanguard reports. A source who spoke to the newspaper said Evans could reorganize his gang since the Police were yet to trace all the monies and properties Evans acquired during his reign. The source... Read More
A jailbreak was on Friday averted at the Ebonyi Federal Prison, Abakaliki by prison authorities. According to the state controller of prison Mrs Emilia Oputa, the inmates were insisting on taking Indian hemp which the prison authorities had banned. According to her, “I was in the office when I was called that the inmates were... Read More
These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. 1. “I fell in love with her,” says arrested hired killer A hired killer was arrested after he failed to carry out his assignment claiming he fell in love with the target. 2. Jailbreak story in Bauchi prison false – NPS The Bauchi state command of... Read More
From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Jailbreak story in Bauchi prison false – NPS – YNaija Rivers cult clash claims 4 lives – YNaija Buhari, Aisha’s comments taken out of context – Okorocha – YNaija Police arrest 60-year-old man for raping mentally ill woman – YNaija Fire razes 94 shops in Lagos – Punch ‘Kashamu not... Read More
The Nigerian Prisons Service has described as unfounded and untrue claims that there was an attempted jailbreak Bauchi Central Prison. In a statement issued on Thursday by the Command Public Relations Officer ASP Adam Abubakar Jibrin, the command advise the media to verify such stories before making them public. The statement read, “The attention of the... Read More
Nasarawa State Commissioner of Information, Barrister Tim Yigga on Saturday warned prisoners in the state not to attempt jailbreak. He made the call on Saturday at Keffi Prison in Keffi Local Government Area (LGA) when he led a team set up by the government to inspect prisons in the state. He told inmates that ”they... Read More
An attempted jailbreak was halted on Thursday by the Police in Ebonyi after inmates of the Abakaliki Prisons protested for hours. According to a source quoted by Premium Times, two prison officials were killed in the fracas. It was learnt that the inmates were tear gassed by the police after they had broken through a... Read More
The Federal Government has dismissed 23 prison officers, and suspended 11 others over the recent jailbreaks in prisons across the country. In a statement issued on Monday by the Prisons Public Relations Officer Francis Enobore, the dismissal letters was prepared on Friday August 12th following an emergency meeting held by the Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons... Read More
Fifteen inmates on Tuesday broke out of the Nsukka prison in Enugu State. According to Premium Times, the incident happened on Tuesday night when inmates opened the cell and scaled the fence. The jailbreak was confirmed by the Comptroller of Nsukka Prisons, Lawrence Okonkwo, who gave no details. “We are expecting the Enugu State Prisons controller, Isaiah... Read More
Six out of the 13 prisoners that escaped from the Koton-Karfe prison in Kogi state have been rearrested. The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Prisons Service, Ja’afaru Ahmed made the who made the disclosure on Sunday said the escapees were recaptured with the assistance of other security agencies and local vigilante groups. Ahmed who paid a visit... Read More
The Koton Karfe prison in Kogi has recorded a fresh jailbreak in the early hours of Saturday where 13 inmates escaped. The incident happened at about 7a.m, when the inmates forcefully brought down the wall of the prison. The all male prison facility which was inaugurated in 2014 has the capacity to accommodate 180 inmates... Read More
Charles Okah, the suspected mastermind of the 2010 Independence Day bombings, has not escaped from Kuje Prison in Abuja. Rumours hit the grapevine on Saturday morning that Charles Okah had escaped during the jailbreak which occurred on Friday night. However, the Nigerian Prisons Service has disclosed to Premium Times that Okah did not scale the... Read More
by Jewel Stephen Contrary to reports of a jailbreak yesterday at the Medium Security Prison, Kiri-Kiri, Lagos, the Nigerian Prison Service has said that there was no such thing. The prison yesterday witnessed heavy security lock-down following a rowdy protest by inmates. The spokesperson of the prison service, Ope Fatiniku reacted to reports saying: “Indeed,... Read More
