An undisclosed number of inmates on Friday gained
entrance into the armoury of the Calabar Prison in
Cross River State and attempted to escape after a gun
duel with warders but were overpowered by combined
team of security agents.
The incident, which occurred at about 11:00am, was
said to have caused pandemonium as residents of
neighbouring Afokang, Iman and Jebbs areas of the
metropolis scampered for safety.
The Afokang end of the prison fence was broken during
the incident while two inmates were said to have
escaped but the Comptroller of Prisons in the state, Mr.
Clement Udosen, denied the claim.
It was, however, not clear how the inmates gained
access to the armoury, but it was learnt that a total of
53 rifles were recovered after the incident while one
could not be accounted for.
An anonymous prison official said about 17 hardened
criminals consisting kidnappers, drug barons, ex-
militants and armed robbers were brought to the
prisons 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 Afokang Street while
the other escaped.
Reacting to the development, Udosen said, “By 11
o’clock in the morning, the DC in charge of this prison
called me that there was a serious problem. When I
came, the whole place was filled with people with rifles,
people who had come here to help us, the soldiers,
police, civil defence, state security service and others.
“Two cells of about 70 prisoners each organised
themselves and overpowered the prison staff and
rushed to the armoury, seized some rifles and went
back to fire at the staff. In that confusion they broke
other cells and the whole yard was filled with inmates.
“Luckily for now they have all been rounded up and
nobody has escaped.
“A lot of people have been injured and one staff had
been rushed to the hospital.”
source: http://www.punchng.com/news/inmates-break-into-calabar-prison-armoury/

In an organised society, there ll be enquiry

blame GEJ for this lack of security and trying to destroy our prisions b4 he lose election lol