Armed personnel attached to Bauchi state Custodian Centre have on Friday averted what would have been another jailbreak, just a few days after a similar incident in Owerri, Imo state.
The quick intervention of Armed Personnel of the Service attached to the Centre immediately averted the incident.
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However, five inmates and two personnel of the Correctional Service were injured from the pandemonium, which broke out on Friday.
There was heavy presence of armed security agents at the Correctional Centre close to the Emir’s Palace while Bakaro road beside the Centre was temporarily closed to traffic, following the incident.
Residents living around the Custodial Centre said several gunshots were fired during the incident which occurred about 12 pm – before Friday prayer – causing them serious panic.
Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Bauchi Command of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Abubakar Algwallary, said the situation has been put under control as all the inmates have been returned to their cells.
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Algwallary said an inmate, who was smuggling prohibited substances into the centre for others was caught, triggering the jailbreak.
He expressed that after he was caught, the development did not go down well with the others who decided to protest the action, adding the protest was later hijacked.
Algwallary noted;
We have some inmates from the Southern part of the country who were aware of the happenings in Owerri so, they teamed up with those protesting the stop of the supply and attempted to do a jailbreak.
Police Public Relations Officer PPRO of Bauchi Command SP Ahmed Wakili said: “The command has sent reinforcement to the centre to ensure that there was no breakdown of law and order.”
