Kogi prison break
| Kogi prison break | |
|---|---|
| Part of Boko Haram insurgency | |
 | |
| Location | Kogi State, North-central Nigeria |
| Date | 02 November 2014 |
Attack type | Prison break |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrators | Boko Haram |
No. of participants | Unknown |
| Defenders | 144 prisoners escaped |
The Kogi prison break was an attack on Koto-Karffi Federal Medium Security Prisons in Kogi State, in north-central Nigeria by unknown gunmen suspected to be members of the terrorist group, boko haram.[1] The attack occurred on 2 November 2014.[2] About 144 prisoners escaped from the prison leaving 1 inmate dead at gun shot during the attack.[3] It was reported that the escaped prisoners were largely awaiting trial for robbery.[4] Twelve inmates returned to the prison to serve out their short sentence[5] and about 45 escaped prisoners were recaptured altogether.[6][7]
Incident
The incident was reported to have occurred on Sunday, 2 November 2014.[8] The attack was linked with boko haram, the Islamic insurgents in the northeastern Nigeria.[9] The comptroller-general of the Nigerian Prisons Services, Alhaji Aminu Sule claimed that the prison break operation was successful as a result of poor funding of the Nigerian Prisons Services,[10] that the prison cells were still the same old building since the prison's establishment in 1934.[11]
See also
References
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- ^ Gbenga Omokhunu, Abuja. "Kogi jail break: 45 fleeing inmates recaptured". The Nation. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Police Rearrests Kogi Prison Break Escapee". Channels Television. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ daniel. "Kogi Jail Break: 12 Escaped Inmates Re-Arrested". INFORMATION NIGERIA. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Kogi jailbreak: Moro gives ultimatum to contractor". Vanguard News. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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