The Federal Ministry of Interior says the incident that happened at the Ikoyi Correctional Center in Lagos has been brought under control.
On Thursday, October 22, a team of Army and Police officers
were drafted to the prison premises after some hoodlums attempted to attack the
facility to release some prisoners. A fire outbreak was also recorded within
the prison premises.
In a tweet posted this afternoon, the Ministry said the
situation has been brought under control
''The situation at the Ikoyi Custodial Centre is under control! Armed squad of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Civil Defence, Police and and men of the Nigerian Army are providing security at the facility. The Federal Fire Service is dealing with the fire. Ignore rumors of inmate escaping!''the tweet read
Ikoyi Correctional Centre in Lagos is currently under
attack.
Police and military personnel had been
deployed to assist prison guards to foil the attempt by inmates to escape.
A video clip of the jailbreak shows smoke coming from the
prison premises while gunshots were heard at the background.
This is a developing story …
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