Ondo prison break


The Ondo prison break was an attack on the Olokuta Medium Security Prison in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, Nigeria,[1] by 50 unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers.[2][3] The attack occurred on 30 June 2013.[4] About 175 prisoners escaped from the prison leaving 2 people dead and 1 warder injured.[5] The escaped prisoners were largely awaiting trial for robbery.[6] About 54 escaped inmates were rearrested after the attack and about 121 inmates escaped.[7][8]

Ondo prison break
Part of Prison escape
LocationOndo State, Southwestern Nigeria
Date30 June 2013
TargetOlokuta Medium Security Prison
Attack type
Prison break
Deaths2
Injured1
PerpetratorsArmed robbers
No. of participants
175
Defenders54

Incident

The incident was reported to have occurred on Sunday, 30 June 2013.[9] Tunde Olayiwola, the comptroller general of the Nigerian Prisons Services in Ondo state, who confirmed the attack dispelled the claims that the unknown gunmen were members of the Boko Haram, a terrorist group in the northeastern Nigeria.[10] The incident was linked with gangs of robbers arrested during a bank robbery in Akure, who had been kept in the prison for over one year without trial.[11][12]

See also

References
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  2. "Unknown Gunmen Stage Prison Break in Akure". Sahara Reporters.
  3. "Gunmen free 175 inmates in Nigeria prison break". Telegraph.co.uk. 30 June 2013.
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  5. "Ondo prison break pathetic – Mimiko – Vanguard News". Vanguard News.
  6. "Ondo prison inmate escapes, organises robbery in Lagos". The Punch – Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper.
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  9. "Gunmen free 175 prisoners in Nigeria jailbreak".
  10. "Gunmen attack Olokuta prison in Ondo, free 175 inmates – Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria.
  11. "Ondo Jail Break: Police Re-Arrests 54 Prisoners". Channels Television.
  12. "Jailbreak: Gunmen Set Free 175 Inmates In Ondo – Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers". Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers.
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