Nigerian Prisons are on manhunt for 36 prisoners who escaped from Ikot- Ekpene Prison, in Akwa-Ibom, South South Nigeria mid Wednesday morning in a plot which left four other inmates of the facility dead.

Seven of the prisoners involved in the jailbreak plot were recaptured. While narrating how the jailbreak plot was executed, ASP Ogbajie J. Ogbajie, Command Public Relations Officer said in a statement issued on Wednesday evening said, “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.

“They seized an axe from fellow inmate attached to the kitchen, inflicting a deep cut to inmates’ head in the process and immediately made for the rear entrance to the prison. “They broke the door with the axe and engaged the staff that chased after them in battle.

At the end of the scuffle, 4 of them that sustained gun shots lost their lives while 7 were recaptured. 36 are still at large and search parties have been activated to effect their recapture.” Ogbajie added that the Controller of Prisons Akwa Ibom State Command, Alex Oditah has ordered an investigation into the circumstance surrounding the unfortunate incident.

He therefore appealed to members of the public to assist the authority with useful intelligence that will aid arrest of feeling prisoners assuring that security has been strengthen in all prison formations in the State to forestall breach of security.

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They should have requested for a family 24hrs union instead of the prison break act. Well, may they never be captured again.

morereb10:
Nigerian Prisons are on manhunt for 36 prisoners who escaped from Ikot- Ekpene Prison, in Uyo, South South Nigeria mid Wednesday morning in a plot which left four other inmates of the facility dead.

Ikot ekpene prison in uyo, what kind of journalism is this? How can ikot ekpene be located in uyo

Back to the topic, ikot ekpene is one of the deadliest places to live in akwa ibom, the rate of crimes done there is superb.

Wish them successful run

bro4u:

Ikot ekpene prison in uyo, what kind of journalism is this? How can ikot ekpene be located in uyo

Back to the topic, ikot ekpene is one of the deadliest places to live in akwa ibom, the rate of crimes done there is superb.

Sorry about that, typo error

Have corrected it already

Why did u say is the deadliest place to live?

I visited a Nigerian prison once on excursion.
They are not particularly secure. They have iron gates locked with padlocks. Any determined crew can break out