Minna prison break explained

Minna prison break
Partof:Prison escape
Fatalities:0
Injuries:1
Type:Prison break
Perps:Armed robbers
Target:Minna medium prison
Numparts:3
Dfens:270 prisoners escaped
Date:6 December 2014
Location:Niger State, Northwestern Nigeria

The Minna prison break was an attack on Minna medium prison, Minna in the northwestern Nigerian city of Niger State by three unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers.[1] The attack occurred on 6 December 2014.[2] 270 prisoners escaped from the prison leaving a security officer injured.[3] The escaped prisoners were largely gangs of armed robbers, awaiting trial.[4] It was reported that one of the notorious armed robbers in the prison called Osama took part in the jail break.[5]

Incident

The incident was reported to have occurred on Saturday, 6 December 2014, about a week after the Ekiti prison break.[6] The unknown gunmen, suspected to be armed robbers freed 270 inmates and also looted weapons and bullet-proof vest of the Nigerian Prisons Services.[7] About 108 of the escaped prisoners was rearrested by the Nigerian Prisons Services in conjunction with Nigerian police after the attack.[8] [9] This incident resulted in the remover and suspension of the Niger State prison controller, Musa Maiyaki and the Officer-in-Charge of Medium Security Prison Minna, Mohammed Buena and all officers on duty on the day of the jail break by the federal government of Nigeria through the minister of interior Abba Moro[10] following a recommendation by the controller general of the Nigerian Prisons Services, Dr Peter Ekpendu.[11] [12] [13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Another Jailbreak in Minna Prison, Inmates Set Free. NewsWireNGR. 6 December 2014 . 24 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Another Prison Break in Minna, Niger State, 270 inmates freed, weapons stolen. Nigerian Eye. 24 December 2014.
  3. Web site: 270 prisoners escape….As gunmen attack Minna prison. 24 December 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141224123601/http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=94331. 24 December 2014. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G: Jailbreak in Minna, 270 inmates freed, weapons stolen. e-Reporter. 24 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141224104507/http://www.ereporter.com.ng/index.php/national-news/item/1944-b-r-e-a-k-i-n-g-jailbreak-in-minna-270-inmates-freed-weapons-stolen. 24 December 2014. dead.
  5. Web site: Prison break in Minna, 270 inmates escape. Justina Asishana, Minna. Newswatch Times. 24 December 2014.
  6. Web site: 270 inmates escape in Minna jail break. aliyu. Sunday Trust online. 24 December 2014.
  7. Web site: Jail break in Minna, 270 Inmates freed. Jide Orintunsin. The Nation. 24 December 2014.
  8. Web site: Jail Break: NPS Recaptures 108 Inmates of Minna Prison. THISDAY LIVE. 24 December 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141224110049/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/jail-break-nps-recaptures-108-inmates-of-minna-prison/196240/. 24 December 2014. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: Minna jailbreak: NPS recaptures 108 inmates. The Punch. 24 December 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141224182232/http://www.punchng.com/news/minna-jailbreak-nps-recaptures-108-inmates/. 24 December 2014. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Jailbreak: Moro suspends Minna prison's top officials. New Telegraph. 24 December 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141224110022/http://newtelegraphonline.com/jailbreak-moro-suspends-minna-prisons-top-officials/. 24 December 2014. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Minna Jailbreak: FG Suspends Controller, Officer-in-charge, Others . Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers. 24 December 2014.
  12. Web site: Minna Jailbreak: Prisons Controller, others suspended. Vanguard News. 24 December 2014.
  13. Web site: Heads may roll over Minna jailbreak. 24 December 2014.

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