100 inmates escaped during Nigeria prison riot
Lagos, Nigeria, 09/30 - At least 100 inmates of the federal prison in
Nigeria`s Midwestern city of Auchi escaped during a riot over the quality
of food served in the prison, the local press reported Thursday.
The report said the inmates, who over-powered the prison warders, jumped
over the high walls of the prison while others escaped through the prison
gates.
The police, who were later called in to restore order, arrested some of
the inmates while others voluntarily returned to the prison.
Many of the prison`s facilities were damaged during the riot.
A similar riot at Ikoyi prison in the commercial city of Lagos 20
September left three inmates dead and many others wounded. |