Gossips24.com has gathered that fire has engulfed the administrative session of Warri Prison in Delta state.
The protesting inmates set the unit ablaze just as suspected hoodlums stormed the prison to set them free.
Report says, about 58 inmates have absconded.
The spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, who confirmed the incident said the prisoners had been protesting, prior to the jail break.
“They said the prisoners lit fire inside the prison. The DPO said the prisoners were already protesting inside the prison. And it’s like they were already aware of what is going on, like they have people they are working with.
He said some of them were able to escape, I don’t know the number for now. He said they pushed the gate from inside, I don’t know how because on our part, we fortified the place from the outside.”
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Source: Gossips24.com
