Lagos prison break

LAGOS – Men of the Inspector General of Police Special Squad have launched a manhunt for five persons, including, Ayodeji Bello, 32, Saibu Abdul Razak, 21, Adebayo Dada, 24, Desmond Issac 35 and Peter Kingsley, 29 who escaped from the Kirikiri Medium prison on October 10, 2014 in Lagos. They were said to have escaped at about 4pm during the prisoners riot protest that resulted in jail break. The jail break was said to have left in its trail, at least two deaths and several injured persons. Razak, an auto-mechanic and Okada rider residing at No 24 Lagos Street, Keke-Agege, Lagos. said to be a principal actor in the breaking of the doors along with others were being investigated on charges bordering on pickpocket and driving without valid vehicle licence. He speaks English and Yoruba languages fluently. Prior to their escape from Police custody, it was gathered that they were being held in protective custody pending advice of the DPP after their arrest during Police raid at Oba Akran Road, Ikeja, Lagos. The jail break, it was gathered was a follow up to a riot, sparked off by the torture of one of the inmates for several hours. The inmate was said to have contracted the services of a technician to effect some electrical repairs in his rented apartment, unknown to him that the owner of the apartment was a known criminal. However, while the technician was fixing the electrical apparatus, a security personnel was said to have accosted him over his previous criminal record, consequent of which he was arrested and taken to Kirikiri prison. Contacted, the command’s Public Relations Officer, Ope Fatinikun said he was yet to get the details, but however said that the Police had launched a manhunt for the escaped inmates.

Lagos prison break
Part of Prison escape
LocationLagos State, Southwestern Nigeria
Date10 October 2014
TargetKirirkiri Medium Prison
Attack type
Prison break
Deaths2
Injured32
PerpetratorsConvicted inmates
No. of participants
Unknown
Defenders5 prisoners escaped

Incident

The incident was reported to have occurred on 10 October 2014 at around 4 pm.[1] The prison break was unsuccessful as a result of a collaborative effort of the and the Kirikiri divisional police officers in conjunction with the officers of the Nigerian Prisons Services on duty, who prevented the prison break.[2][3] The incident was linked with a minor riot that occurred within the prison, a riot whose causes was unclear.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Nigeria and jail break". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. "Scores Injured, Few Feared Dead as Kirikiri Inmates Attempt Jail Break, Articles – THISDAY LIVE".
  3. "The Incessant Jail Breaks – Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers". Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers.
  4. "Kirikiri prisons: It was a strong protest, not jailbreak – Inmate – Vanguard News". Vanguard News.
  5. "Jailbreak: FG bans phones, indecent dressing in prisons nationwide". DailyPost Nigeria.
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