The Lagos Prison Break occurred on October 10, 2014, when five persons (Ayodeji Bello, 32, Saibu Abdul Razak, 21, Adebayo Dada, 24, Desmond Issac 35 and Peter Kingsley, 29) escaped from the Kirikiri Medium Prison.[1]
| Lagos prison break | |
|---|---|
| Part of Prison escape | |
 | |
| Location | Lagos State, Southwestern Nigeria |
| Date | 10 October 2014 |
| Target | Kirirkiri Medium Prison |
Attack type | Prison break |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 32 |
| Perpetrators | Convicted inmates |
No. of participants | Unknown |
| Defenders | 5 prisoners escaped |
Incident
editThe incident was reported to have occurred on 10 October 2014 at around 4 pm.[2] The prison break was unsuccessful as a result of a collaborative effort of the Kirikiri divisional police officers and the officers of the Nigerian Prisons Services on duty, who prevented the prison break.[3][4] The incident was linked with a minor riot that occurred within the prison, a riot whose causes was unclear.[5][6]
See also
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References
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- ^ "Nigeria and jail break". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Scores Injured, Few Feared Dead as Kirikiri Inmates Attempt Jail Break, Articles – THISDAY LIVE". Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "The Incessant Jail Breaks – Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers". Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers. 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Kirikiri prisons: It was a strong protest, not jailbreak – Inmate – Vanguard News". Vanguard News.
- ^ "Jailbreak: FG bans phones, indecent dressing in prisons nationwide". DailyPost Nigeria. 24 November 2014.