Seven Injured As Operatives Foil Attempted Jail Break In Bauchi

It took the quick intervention of Armed Personnel of the Service
attached to Bauchi Correctional Centre to avert a jailbreak in
Bauchi state.

However, five inmates and two personnel of the Correctional
Service were injured from the pandemonium, which broke out on
Friday.

There was a heavy presence of armed security agents at the
Correctional Centre close to the Emir’s Palace while the Bakaro
road beside the Centre has been temporarily closed to traffic when
The Nation visited.

Residents around the Centre said several gunshots were fired
during the incident, which occurred about 12noon before Friday
prayers.

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.

Algwallary said an inmate, who was smuggling prohibited
substances into the centre for others was caught, triggering the
jailbreak.

He said 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.

“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,” he stated.

Police Public Relations Officer PPRO of the 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.”

It took the quick intervention of Armed Personnel of the Service
attached to Bauchi Correctional Centre to avert a jailbreak in
Bauchi state.

However, five inmates and two personnel of the Correctional
Service were injured from the pandemonium, which broke out on
Friday.

There was a heavy presence of armed security agents at the
Correctional Centre close to the Emir’s Palace while the Bakaro
road beside the Centre has been temporarily closed to traffic when
The Nation visited.

Residents around the Centre said several gunshots were fired
during the incident, which occurred about 12noon before Friday
prayers.

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.

Algwallary said an inmate, who was smuggling prohibited
substances into the centre for others was caught, triggering the
jailbreak.

He said 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.

“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,” he stated.

Police Public Relations Officer PPRO of the 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.”