Lagos prison break explained
| Lagos prison break |
| Fatalities: | 2 |
| Injuries: | 32 |
| Type: | Prison break |
| Perps: | Convicted inmates |
| Target: | Kirirkiri Medium Prison |
| Numparts: | Unknown |
| Dfens: | 5 prisoners escaped |
| Date: | 10 October 2014 |
| Location: | Lagos State, Southwestern Nigeria |
The Lagos Prison Break occurred on October 10, 2014, when five persons (Ayodeji Bello, 32, Saibu Abdul Razak, 21, Adebayo Dada, 24, Desmond Issac 35 and Peter Kingsley, 29) escaped from the Kirikiri Medium Prison.[1]
Incident
The incident was reported to have occurred on 10 October 2014 at around 4 pm.[2] The prison break was unsuccessful as a result of a collaborative effort of the Kirikiri divisional police officers and the officers of the Nigerian Prisons Services on duty, who prevented the prison break.[3] [4] The incident was linked with a minor riot that occurred within the prison, a riot whose causes was unclear.[5] [6]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Prison Inmates escape after jail break in Lagos.
- Web site: Nigeria and jail break. Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. 24 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141224233209/http://dailyindependentnig.com/2014/12/nigeria-jail-break/. 24 December 2014. dead.
- Web site: Scores Injured, Few Feared Dead as Kirikiri Inmates Attempt Jail Break, Articles – THISDAY LIVE. 24 December 2014. 4 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141204203237/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/scores-injured-few-feared-dead-as-kirikiri-inmates-attempt-jail-break/191022/. dead.
- Web site: The Incessant Jail Breaks – Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers. 29 May 2022. Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers.
- Web site: Kirikiri prisons: It was a strong protest, not jailbreak – Inmate – Vanguard News. Vanguard News.
- Web site: Jailbreak: FG bans phones, indecent dressing in prisons nationwide. 24 November 2014. DailyPost Nigeria.
