Jailbreak: 1 Dies, 12 Injured in Rivers
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Jailbreak: 1 Dies, 12 Injured in Rivers
By Alabidun Shuaib Abdulrahman
During a scuffle that escalated into an attempted jailbreak at the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre on Monday afternoon, at least one inmate died and 12 others were injured.
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According to reports, two inmates were involved in a brawl that resulted in the death of one of them, while other inmates protested.
Many inmates attempted to scale the facility’s high walls, but were repulsed by a combined team of security personnel who fired outside the gate, wounding 12 of them.
Spokesperson for the Port Harcourt correctional centre, Juliet Ofoni, confirmed the incident.
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