Ondo prison break
| Ondo prison break | |
|---|---|
| Part of Prison escape | |
 | |
| Location | Ondo State, Southwestern Nigeria |
| Date | 30 June 2013 |
| Target | Olokuta Medium Security Prison |
Attack type | Prison break |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrators | Armed robbers |
No. of participants | 175 |
| Defenders | 54 |
The Ondo prison break was an attack on the Olokuta Medium Security Prison in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, Nigeria,[1] by 50 unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers.[2][3] The attack occurred on 30 June 2013.[4] About 175 prisoners escaped from the prison leaving 2 people dead and 1 warder injured.[5] The escaped prisoners were largely awaiting trial for robbery.[6] About 54 escaped inmates were rearrested after the attack and about 121 inmates escaped.[7][8]
Incident[edit]
The incident was reported to have occurred on Sunday, 30 June 2013.[9] Tunde Olayiwola, the comptroller general of the Nigerian Prisons Services in Ondo state, who confirmed the attack dispelled the claims that the unknown gunmen were members of the Boko Haram, a terrorist group in the northeastern Nigeria.[10] The incident was linked with gangs of robbers arrested during a bank robbery in Akure, who had been kept in the prison for over one year without trial.[11][12]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Nigeria rearrests 49 prison inmates after jailbreak: official". Fox News. 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Unknown Gunmen Stage Prison Break in Akure". Sahara Reporters.
- ^ "Gunmen free 175 inmates in Nigeria prison break". Telegraph.co.uk. 30 June 2013.
- ^ "Ondo Jail-Break: Police Re-arrest 54 FleeingPrisoners".
- ^ "Ondo prison break pathetic – Mimiko – Vanguard News". Vanguard News.
- ^ "Ondo prison inmate escapes, organises robbery in Lagos". The Punch – Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper.
- ^ admin_newswatch2. "Akure jailbreak: Heads may roll, as 54 inmates are re-arrested". Newswatch Times. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Nigeria recaptures 54 prisoners after jailbreak -Police – TVC NEWS". May 2023.
- ^ "Gunmen free 175 prisoners in Nigeria jailbreak". Reuters. 30 June 2013.
- ^ "Gunmen attack Olokuta prison in Ondo, free 175 inmates – Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria.
- ^ "Ondo Jail Break: Police Re-Arrests 54 Prisoners". Channels Television.
- ^ "Jailbreak: Gunmen Set Free 175 Inmates In Ondo – Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers". Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers. 29 May 2022.