Kogi prison break

Kogi prison break
Part of Prison escape
Location Kogi State, North-central Nigeria
Date 02 November 2014
Attack type
 Prison break
Deaths 1
Non-fatal injuries
 0
Perpetrators Boko Haram
Number 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

  1. ↑ "BBC News - Nigeria jailbreak: Boko Haram claims Kogi prison attack". BBC News. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Boko Haram invades Kogi prison, frees 143". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Jailbreak in Kogi; gunmen free 144 inmates - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "KOGI JAILBREAK UPDATE: 12 escaped inmates re-arrested – Prison service". TODAY. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kogi jail break: 12 inmates re-arrested". DailyPost Nigeria. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Gbenga Omokhunu, Abuja. "Kogi jail break: 45 fleeing inmates recaptured". The Nation. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Police Rearrests Kogi Prison Break Escapee". Channels Television. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  8. ↑ daniel. "Kogi Jail Break: 12 Escaped Inmates Re-Arrested". INFORMATION NIGERIA. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Kogi jailbreak: Moro gives ultimatum to contractor". Vanguard News. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  10. ↑ Cyril Mbah, Abuja. "Kogi jailbreak: Need for improved justice, prison system". Newswatch Times. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Kogi Jail Break: Gunmen Attack Prison, Free 145 Inmates - Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers". Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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