October 22, 2020: An attempt at the Ikoyi facility was foiled by correctional officers and soldiers. The attackers destroyed properties belonging to the prison and injured staff on the premises. October 22, 2020: Almost 58 inmates were released from the facility in Okitipupa local government of Ondo State, after thugs broke in.
October 29, 2021: A fight broke out among inmates at the Benin Medium Security prison on Sapele Road in Benin City, and some of them made efforts to escape, but the intervention of security agencies restored peace to the facility. October 21, 2020: Two days after the Oko Prison attack, the Benin Prison located along the Benin-Sapele Road was attacked by hoodlums.Ī total of 1,993 inmates escaped from the two facilities.Īpril 15, 2021: Joint forces from the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo Command, and the Nigerian Correctional Service stopped a jailbreak attempt by inmates at a facility at Ubiaja, Esan South East Local Government Area. October 19, 2020: The deputy comptroller of correction in charge of Oko Prison, West Amayo, said at 9 a.m., an attempt to break into the jail was repelled. Here are some of the cases of prison outbreaks in Nigeria in the last one year and the events around them. The breakdown of security across the country has led to a surge in frequent prison breaks, kidnapping and banditry. Authorities of the Nigerian Correctional Service said eight inmates have been recaptured. The prison break in Jos on Friday is the latest of such jailbreaks.
There have been 15 incidents of jailbreaks within that period, and eight of those were successful. In the last one year, 5,238 inmates have escaped from various prisons across Nigeria, according to a PREMIUM TIMES analysis.
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