Imo Prison Attack: Six Inmates Return, 35 Refused To Escape – NCoS

• …the attackers gained entry into the facility’s yard at about 2:15am by using explosives

Six of the more than 1,800 inmates who escaped from the Owerri Custodial Centre in Imo State have voluntarily returned to the facility, correctional authorities have announced.

The Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Francis Enobore, confirmed this in a statement on Monday.

He disclosed that during the incident at the correctional facility in the state capital, 35 other inmates refused to escape from custody.

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Some gunmen had invaded the NCoS facility, as well as the State Police Command Headquarters very early in the morning, freeing scores of prisoners in the process.

Enobore confirmed hours after the attack that the gunmen forcefully released a total of 1,844 inmates from custody.

He explained that the attackers, who stormed the facility at about 2:15am, gained entrance into the yard by using explosives to blast the administrative block.

The Acting Controller-General of Corrections, John Mrabure, has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the attack.

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