[ONDO PRISON BREAK PATHETIC – MIMIKO] ------------------------- AKURE —AT least 30 gunmen in the early hours of Sunday stormed the Olokuta Medium Security Prison in Akure, Ondo State capital, and set free about 175 inmates mainly those standing trial for robbery. A prison officer was shot in the right leg by the gunmen and he is receiving treatment at the Military Hospital, Akure. Officials of the prison reportedly fled following the bombardment of the cell walls by the gunmen who also fired sporadically into the air. The gunmen reportedly barricaded the Akure-Ore expressway where the prison is located for hours while the operation lasted. However, reports said some of the escapees were later picked by the security agents at some of the brothels within the capital city and neighbouring villages near the prison where they were hiding but identified by villagers. Vanguard learnt that the gunmen armed with machine guns and dynamites arrived the prison premises around midnight and started shooting sporadically in to the air to scare the prison officials on duty. - Vanguard mobile
Posted on: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 10:19:56 +0000
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