Ekiti prison break

The Ekiti prison break was an attack on the federal prison at Afao road, Ado Ekiti in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ekiti State by 60 unknown gunmen. The attack occurred on 30 November 2014. 341 prisoners escaped from the prison leaving 1 warder and 20 sniffer dogs dead. The escaped prisoners were largely awaiting trial. 10 inmates who attempted to escape were captured during the attack at gunfire exchange between the policemen and the gunmen. 67 inmates were rearrested after the attack and 274 inmates escaped. One inmate, who claimed to have run away when he heard gunshots, returned to the prison to serve out his short sentence. Quotes We have been here since yesterday 11:00 pm till this morning. Our men are out there trying to recapture some of them. There was no casualty and the motive of those that came will come to light later The Comptroller of Prison, Kehinde Fadipe, who confirmed the attack, said We were attacked from outside and not from within. They came massively with different weapons said by Kehinde External links Category:Prisons