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Group Of Unknow Gun Men Believed To Be Niger Delta Militant Attacked Afokang by kokolinxum: 4:19am On Feb 21, 2015
Group of Unknow Gun men Believed to be Niger Delta Militant attacked Afokang Police Station -

An undisclosed number of inmates on Friday gained entry into the armory of the Calabar Prison , Cross River State, and attempted to escape after a gun duel but were overpowered by a combined team of security agents.

The incident, which occurred at about 11am, was said to have caused pandemonium as residents of neighbouring Afokang, Iman and Jebbs in Calabar South axis of the metropolis scampered to safety during the gun duel.

The Afokang end of the prison fence was broken during the process while two inmates were said to have escaped, but the state controller of prisons, Mr. Clement Udosen, said no inmate escaped.

It was, however, not clear how the inmates gained access to the armory, but it was learnt that a total of 53 rifles were recovered after the incident while one could not be accounted for.

The prison armed squad was said to have been overpowered but they immediately called for reinforcement and the situation was brought under control after 40 minutes of gun duel with the inmates.

An anonymous prison official said about 17 hardened criminals consisting kidnappers, drug barons, ex-militants and armed robbers were brought to the prison two weeks ago.

He said their arrival sent an alert that something untoward might happen.

An eyewitness, Solomon Okoro, said two of the inmates escaped through the broken fence but one of them was apprehended by vigilant youths in the neighbouring Afokang Street while the other escaped.

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Re: Group Of Unknow Gun Men Believed To Be Niger Delta Militant Attacked Afokang by Sylverbox(m): 4:25am On Feb 21, 2015
End time things
Re: Group Of Unknow Gun Men Believed To Be Niger Delta Militant Attacked Afokang by simplemach(m): 4:26am On Feb 21, 2015
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Re: Group Of Unknow Gun Men Believed To Be Niger Delta Militant Attacked Afokang by Beesluv: 4:52am On Feb 21, 2015
Only 2 inmates escaped?
As the Ogas at the top who they are

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