Unknown Gunmen Stage Prison Break In Akure

An escape hole on the wall of the Olokuta prison after the jailbreak

Unknown gunmen numbering 50 have broken into the medium security Olokuta prison along Ondo road in Akure, Ondo state. The gunmen set 175 inmates free in a daring attack that took place around 12: midnight.

Eyewitnesses said the gunmen freely used Improvised Explosive Devices to carryout out the jailbreak. 

It was not known as at the time of publishing this report if anyone was killed during the attack.