Inmates and officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service
were injured on Wednesday in an attempted jailbreak at the Medium Security
Custodial Centre Ubiaja in Edo State.
The incident occurred days after a foiled jailbreak by
inmates in Bauchi State which left many injured.
The attempted jailbreak at Ubiaja also happened days after
over 1,800 inmates were freed when gunmen attacked the Owerri prison in Imo
State. Hoodlums had also attacked prisons in Edo State last October in the
aftermath of the #EndSARS riot, freeing thousands of inmates.
In a statement on Friday by the spokesman for the Nigerian
Correctional Service, Edo State Command, Aminu Suleman, inmates at Ubiaja prison
on Wednesday “started an unrest by refusing to return to their cells on being
opened out as it is the routine practice”.
“Investigation later revealed that some hardened criminals
among the inmates instigated others to riot having heard of what happened at
Oko, Benin and Owerri to effect jail break for possible escape.
“This led to violence, damaging of cells, the admin blocks,
medical office and boring of holes on the perimeter fence in a bid to
facilitate their escape from custody,” Suleman said in the statement titled,
‘Jailbreak Foiled At Ubiaja Custodial Centre’.
Continuing, the statement added, “They were eventually
repelled and overpowered due to the re-enforcement of armed personnel of the
Correctional Service, the Police Force, Nigerian Army, NSCDC and the DSS who
were deployed to the Custodial center to ensure calm and full control of the
situation.
“The situation is fully under control with the inmates
returned to their cells. No life was lost but some staff and inmates sustained
various degrees of injuries and no inmate escaped from custody.”
Suleman added that the Controller of Correctional Service in
the state was at the Custodial Centre in person and thanked the various sister
security agencies for the effective synergy and prompt response.
The spokesman for the state command also said the Controller
assured the general public of peace and calm of the various custodial centres
in Edo State.
Sequel to the spate of invasion
of custodial centres by hoodlums and the consequent jailbreaks, the Nigerian
Army accepted to assist the Nigerian Correctional Service in giving refresher
training to its armed squad personnel.
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