BREAKING: Riot, Attempted Jailbreak At Kuje Prison
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A riot broke out at the Kuje Medium Prison located in Kuje on the outskirts of Abuja on Monday morning with prisons officials barely settling down for official duties.
A top prison official was quoted as saying that the crisis broke at about 10.30am from one of the blocks and spread to other blocks within the facility.
As at the time of filing this report, the official who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to speak to the media said security operatives were already on ground to quell the uprising while it was still uncertain if any inmate had escaped.
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The Whistler learnt that the situation is chaotic as all roads leading to the prisons have been cordoned off while heavily armed security operatives could be seen with sirens blaring.
“There is heavy shooting now. The whole place is in confusion. All the inmates have been locked in their cells but the security operatives are shooting teargas into the cells,” the source said.
“We don’t know what happened but it seems there is serious trouble here. There are so many armed security operatives all over the place.”
Spokesperson of the Nigerian Prison Service, Francis Enobore, confirmed the incident. “We have received report of a problem in Kuje Prision but give me a little time to get the facts on it as some of our men are already on ground to handle the situation,” he said.
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“We are monitoring what is happening. I will revert to you as soon we get more detail from our men on the ground.”
On June 25 there was a jailbreak at the prisons with about three inmates escaping and it is still unclear if they were recaptured.
