A jailbreak has occurred at the Nigerian Correctional Centre, popularly mentioned as Okere Prison in Warri South council area of Delta State, with a yet to be specified number of the inmates escaping.
Flames and thick smoke are reportedly emanating from the vicinity of the prison.
Confirming the escape of inmates to the state , the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, said the prisoners had been protesting, before 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 conscious of what's happening , like they need people they're working with.
He said a number of them were ready to escape, I don’t know the amount for now. He said they pushed the gate from inside, I don’t skills because on our part, we fortified the place from the surface .”
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