It has been revealed that only 109 out of 920 inmates at the Abakaliki Prisons have been convicted of crimes.
The reaming 811, which include the mastermind of the attempted prison break of last week, are awaiting trials.
It was reports that the mastermind of last Thursday’s attempted jailbreak at the Abakaliki Prisons in Ebonyi state has been at the facility for nine years (since 2007) awaiting his trial.
According to the Controller-General of the Nigeria Prisons Service NPS, Ja’afaru Ahmed trouble started when prisons officials were about to carry out routine cell-search in the morning but the inmates in a particular cell resisted the exercise.
“They suddenly became riotous, broke other cells and released the inmates. They eventually broke into the workshop to arm themselves with dangerous weapons and severely attacked some staff trapped in the yard while others made for the main gate and pulled it down,” he explained.
“The bold attempt was resisted by the combined team of armed personnel who prevented what would have turned into a catastrophic security situation had the inmates succeeded in escaping.”
“Regrettably, at the end of the fracas, six prisoners died and 10 others were injured. Six prisons officers were severely injured. However, both staff and inmates are responding to treatment with some already discharged from the hospital.
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