At least 15 inmates have escaped from Nsukka Prison in Enugu state in a jail-break that occurred on Tuesday night, it has emerged.
An inside source who spoke on the condition of. anonymity said on Wednesday that the inmates broke their cells and scaled over the perimeter fence.
“The inmates carefully opened their cells and scaled the perimeter fence of the prisons.
“Before prison officials on night duty knew what was happening, about 15 inmates had escaped,” the source said.
Controller of the prison, Mr Lawrence Okonkwo, confirmed the jail break but declined to give the number of inmates that escaped.
However unconfirmed reports say that two escapees had been re-arrested.
Officials of the Nigeria Prisons Service were seen in parts of Nsukka and its environs searching for fleeing inmates on Wednesday.
The spate of jail breaks is becoming much authorities need to take note.
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