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Nigeria Records 15 Jailbreak Incidents In 14 Months, Eight Were Successful
Between October 2020 and December 2021, Nigeria recorded 15 incidence of jailbreak across 11 states in the country. Within the period, eight of these incidents were successful with a total of 5,238 inmates escaping from prison. The affected states include: Edo, Ondo, Lagos, Abia, Delta, Imo, Bauchi, Kano, Kogi Oyo and Jos. While the Nigerian…
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Gunmen Attack Oyo State Prison, Free Dozens Of Inmates
Olanrewaju Anjorin, a spokesman of the Oyo correctional centre in Oyo state, has reported a jailbreak after gunmen attacked the facility on Friday night. The spokesman told The Associated Press news agency on Saturday that the centre could not ascertain the number of prisoners that escaped during the attack. “I can’t ascertain the number of…