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Spread the love (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 85 fleeing inmates have returned to Owerri Correctional Centre which was attacked in the early hours of Monday by unknown gunmen. Our correspondent recalls that 1,884 inmates were freed when the gunmen struck the Correctional Centre and the Imo State Police Command headquarters in Owerri, respectively. The attackers who razed no fewer than 50 vehicles also attacked a military base at Ukwuorji on the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway and burnt a soldier in a car before they fled. But our corresponden’s investigation on Wednesday revealed that 85 i...

Views: Visits 18 Following the massive escape of prisoners from the Owerri Custodial Centre, over 80 of the fleeing inmates have voluntarily returned. A source at the Nigerian Correctional Service confirmed the development to The Nation on Wednesday. He said: “About 17 of them returned on Tuesday and on Wednesday, we saw more than 20 returning back. “But they are mainly those on awaiting trial, those who have less prison term and those who are about to complete their terms, have returned so far”. About 42 of the inmates returned as of Monday evening, bringing the total number o...

Tuesday, 06 Apr 2021 07:56 AM MYT The attackers blasted their way into the Owerri prison in Imo state, engaging guards in a gun battle, the national corrections authority said in a statement. — AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. ABUJA, April 6 — More than 1,800 inmates have escaped after heavily armed men attacked a prison in southwest Nigeria using explosives, prison authorities said yesterday. The attackers blasted their way into the Owerri prison in Imo state, engaging guards in a gun battle, the national corrections authority sai...

More than 1,800 prisoners escape after attack on Nigeria jail AFP/Abuja — AFP file The attackers blasted their way into the Owerri prison in Imo state More than 1,800 inmates have escaped after heavily armed men attacked a prison in southwest Nigeria using explosives, prison authorities said on Monday. The attackers blasted their way into the Owerri prison in Imo state, engaging guards in a gun battle, the national corrections authority said in a statement. “I can confirm that the Imo State command of the Nigerian Correctional Service was attacked by unknown gunmen in Owerri,” Imo state...

Vanguard News Correctional Service in Imo confirms attack on its facility On The Imo command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed an attack on its facility in Owerri. Public Relations Officer of the service in Imo, Mr James Madugba, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Owerri on Monday. Madugba who said that the event occurred at about 2.00 a.m Monday also said that many inmates escaped with some operational vehicles razed. He added that the services had yet to confirm the numbers of escaped inmates and damaged vehicles. “We can confirm that the facility was attacked at about...