hands of a prisoner on prison bars
The kitchen staffs on duty at the Ikot Ekpene Prison in Akwa-Ibom were attacked by prisoners on Wednesday, leading to their escape.
This was revealed in a statement made by the ASP Ogbajie J. Ogbajie, Command Public Relations Officer to newsmen.
According to reports, the prisoners seized an axe from a fellow inmate attached to the kitchen, inflicting a deep cut to inmates’ head in the process and immediately made for the rear entrance to the prison.
“They broke the door with the axe and engaged the staff that chased after them in battle”, it added.
“At the end of the scuffle, 4 of them that sustained gun shots lost their lives while 7 were recaptured.
“36 are still at large and search parties have been activated to effect their recapture.”
Meanwhile, the Controller of Prisons Akwa Ibom State Command, Alex Oditah has ordered an investigation into the circumstance surrounding the unfortunate incident.
The CP appealed to members of the public to assist the authority with useful intelligence that will aid arrest of feeling prisoners assuring that security has been strengthen in all prison formations in the State to forestall breach of security.
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