by peregba Jerry
Gunmen on Monday morning attacked correctional facility in Owerri, the Imo state capital , and freed inmates.
The Imo state police command headquarters and state CID building situated in the state capital were also attacked in the early morning raid, which a security source said started around 1am.
Although the police said “some inmates were freed. Media report claimed as much as 1,500 inmates escaped.
At about 01oohrs of date, armed men suspected to be members of IPOB/ENS criminal gang in their numbers invaded Owerri Prisons mine, using dynamites and other heavy explosives, gained entrance and released some inmates in the prison, a security memo published by PR Nigeria said .
“The hoodlums also attacked the police state headquarter Owerri while firing consistently with AK-47 rifles and explosives, released some suspects detained in SCID cell and put fire on so many vehicles parked at the Headquarter premises including the SCID Office building”
