Lagos prison break
The Lagos Prison Break occurred on October 10, 2014, when five persons (Ayodeji Bello, 32, Saibu Abdul Razak, 21, Adebayo Dada, 24, Desmond Issac 35 and Peter Kingsley, 29) escaped from the Kirikiri Medium Prison.[1]
| Lagos prison break | |
|---|---|
| Part of Prison escape | |
 | |
| Location | Lagos State, Southwestern Nigeria |
| Date | 10 October 2014 |
| Target | Kirirkiri Medium Prison |
Attack type | Prison break |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 32 |
| Perpetrators | Convicted inmates |
No. of participants | Unknown |
| Defenders | 5 prisoners escaped |
Incident
The incident was reported to have occurred on 10 October 2014 at around 4 pm.[2] The prison break was unsuccessful as a result of a collaborative effort of the Kirikiri divisional police officers and the officers of the Nigerian Prisons Services on duty, who prevented the prison break.[3][4] The incident was linked with a minor riot that occurred within the prison, a riot whose causes was unclear.[5][6]
References
- "Prison Inmates escape after jail break in Lagos".
- "Nigeria and jail break". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- "Scores Injured, Few Feared Dead as Kirikiri Inmates Attempt Jail Break, Articles – THISDAY LIVE".
- "The Incessant Jail Breaks – Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers". Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers.
- "Kirikiri prisons: It was a strong protest, not jailbreak – Inmate – Vanguard News". Vanguard News.
- "Jailbreak: FG bans phones, indecent dressing in prisons nationwide". DailyPost Nigeria.
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