Gunmen numbering about 10 stormed the state
Maximum Prison along David Mark road, Minna
on Saturday evening and set over 200 prisoners
free.
It was gathered that before forcing their way into
the prison, they shot the warders on duty.
The confusion at the prison was brought under
normalcy after exchange of fire between the
gunmen and the police for about 15 minutes.
An eyewitness told punch correspondent that the
warders, who were injured were immediately
taken to the Minna General Hospital for
treatment.
Punch correspondent also gathered that the
gunmen accompanied the freed prisoners
through a foot path to enable them escape.
The gunmen, it was also gathered, snatched
vehicles from their owners to escape.
The prison’s spokesman, Rabiu Muhammed, who
confirmed the story could not ascertain the
number of prisoners that escaped and the exact
number of people that sustained injuries.
Punch.
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