Ondo prison break explained

Ondo prison break
Fatalities:2
Injuries:1
Type:Prison break
Perps:Armed robbers
Target:Olokuta Medium Security Prison
Numparts:175
Dfens:54
Date:30 June 2013
Location:Ondo State, Southwestern Nigeria

The Ondo prison break was an attack on the Olokuta Medium Security Prison in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, Nigeria,[1] by 50 unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers.[2] [3] The attack occurred on 30 June 2013.[4] About 175 prisoners escaped from the prison leaving 2 people dead and 1 warder injured.[5] The escaped prisoners were largely awaiting trial for robbery.[6] About 54 escaped inmates were rearrested after the attack and about 121 inmates escaped.[7] [8]

Incident

The incident was reported to have occurred on Sunday, 30 June 2013.[9] Tunde Olayiwola, the comptroller general of the Nigerian Prisons Services in Ondo state, who confirmed the attack dispelled the claims that the unknown gunmen were members of the Boko Haram, a terrorist group in the northeastern Nigeria.[10] The incident was linked with gangs of robbers arrested during a bank robbery in Akure, who had been kept in the prison for over one year without trial.[11] [12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nigeria rearrests 49 prison inmates after jailbreak: official. Fox News. 25 March 2015 .
  2. Web site: Unknown Gunmen Stage Prison Break in Akure. Sahara Reporters.
  3. Web site: Gunmen free 175 inmates in Nigeria prison break. 30 June 2013. Telegraph.co.uk.
  4. Web site: Ondo Jail-Break: Police Re-arrest 54 FleeingPrisoners.
  5. Web site: Ondo prison break pathetic – Mimiko – Vanguard News. Vanguard News.
  6. Web site: Ondo prison inmate escapes, organises robbery in Lagos. The Punch – Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper.
  7. Web site: Akure jailbreak: Heads may roll, as 54 inmates are re-arrested. admin_newswatch2. Newswatch Times. 24 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141225012636/http://www.mynewswatchtimesng.com/akure-jailbreak-heads-may-roll-as-54-inmates-are-re-arrested/. 25 December 2014. dead.
  8. Web site: Nigeria recaptures 54 prisoners after jailbreak -Police – TVC NEWS. May 2023 .
  9. News: Gunmen free 175 prisoners in Nigeria jailbreak. Reuters . 30 June 2013 .
  10. Web site: Gunmen attack Olokuta prison in Ondo, free 175 inmates – Premium Times Nigeria. Premium Times Nigeria.
  11. Web site: Ondo Jail Break: Police Re-Arrests 54 Prisoners. Channels Television.
  12. Web site: Jailbreak: Gunmen Set Free 175 Inmates In Ondo – Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers. Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers. 29 May 2022 .

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