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Insecurity: Reps Set To Probe Incessant Prison Attacks
- …motion is coming after the most recent attack on April 5, where gunmen attacked the Nigerian Correctional Services and the Police Headquarters in Imo State…
Members of the House of Representatives have resolved to investigate the recurring attacks on correctional facilities in the country.
The lawmakers expressed worry that the jailbreaks will only continue to fuel the insecurity in the country.
The resolution followed a motion raised by lawmaker representing Ihiala Federal Constituency (Anambra), Chudy Momah, during Thursday’s plenary.
His motion is coming after the most recent attack on April 5, where gunmen attacked the Nigerian Correctional Services and the Police Headquarters in Imo State, freeing an unspecified number of prison inmates, many of whom are still currently at large.
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After which the hoodlums set the facilities ablaze.
During the attack, one person suspected to be a fleeing inmate was hit by a bullet while carrying his travel bag. His lifeless body was visibly seen on the ground in front of the correctional centre.
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The gunmen also razed the Imo State Police Command headquarters situated in Owerri and burnt almost all the vehicles parked at the command headquarters.
While the former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, pointed accusing fingers at the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the South-East group has denied these claims, stating they are agitators, not gunmen.
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