Security agents, on Thursday evening, prevented a jailbreak
by inmates of Kurmawa prison, located around the emir’s palace in Kano state.
Sporadic gunshots were heard within the area where the
prison is located, as residents prepared to break their Ramadan fast on
Thursday evening.
Musbahu Nasarawa, spokesman of the Nigeria correctional
service in Kano, confirmed the incident, adding that the inmates attempted to
cause pandemonium but were resisted.
“We have put down the rebellion through the concerted
efforts of the prison officials,” the spokesman said.
Nasarawa noted that violence broke out when prison officials
attempted to retrieve illicit items found with some of the prisoners.
Unconfirmed reports had initially claimed that the commotion
was the result of the poor quality of food the prisoners were served when they
wanted to break their fast on Thursday.
Nasarawa, however, denied the claims that the crisis was the
result of lack of food items or poor quality of food for the inmates.
He added that normalcy has now been restored to the area.
More to follow…
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