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Four inmates shot dead, 36 escape in Akwa Ibom jailbreak
By thecable.ng
Published: 12/27/2017

Four inmates were on Wednesday shot dead during a jailbreak at Ikot Ekpene Prison in Akwa Ibom state.

Thirty-six prisoners escaped from the facility in a well-coordinated operation by the inmates.

Ogbajie Ogbajie, spokesman of the Akwa Ibom command of the Nigeria Prison Service, said the inmates first attacked kitchen staff before escaping through the rear entrance of the prison.

“At about 1147hrs on Wednesday, 27 December 2017, there was an attack on kitchen staff that were on duty at Ikot Ekpene Prison in Akwa-Ibom state by some prisoners,” Ogbajie said in a statement.

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