Danbazau visits Minna prison after jailbreak
- Minister of interior has visited the Medium Security Prisons in Minna, the Niger state capital
- Two persons, a prison warder and a commercial motorcyclist were killed in the process
- The prison authority in Minna is profiling the number of fleeing inmates to ascertain the escaped prisoners
Abdulrahman Danbazau, the minister of interior, has visited the Medium Security Prisons in Minna, the Niger state capital, where some criminals attacked a prison.
Two persons, a prison warder and a commercial motorcyclist, were killed in the process of the jailbreak.
Spokesperson of the prison service in Niger state, Rabiu Shuaibu who confirmed the incident said: “The unfortunate incident was perpetrated by armed criminals who attacked the prison and gained access after an exchange of fire with prison armed men, Channels reports.
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“This led to the death of a prison officer and an Okada rider who convey a prison officer on night duty.
“The number of prisoners on the flee is still being compiled but some of the fleeing prisoners have been rearrested.
“The prison authority in Minna is profiling the number of fleeing inmates to ascertain the escaped prisoners. So far, through the combined effort of all security agencies in the state, seven prisoners who attempted to escape have been recaptured and returned to the prison.”
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that the police in Niger, said on Monday, June 4, that it had taken measures to ensure the arrest of the 200 prisoners that escaped from Minna medium security prison on Sunday, June 3.
Mr Dibal Yakadi, the commissioner of police in Niger said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna that only 19 out of the 219 prisoners that escaped were arrested.
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Source: Legit.ng
