By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
Hundreds of prisoners were said to have escaped from the medium federal correctional centre in Kabba, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State over the weekend.
It was gathered that Gunmen in their numbers attacked the prison centre which is on the Kabba – Lokoja highway, on Sunday night and early hours of Monday morning, killing the military men keeping guard on the road before attacking the centre.
The gunmen thereafter launched attack on the prison officers before creating access to set all the prisoners free.
The Assistant Inspector General of police zone 8, Ayuba Edeh, who confirmed the jail break, said the State Commissioner of Police and other heads of security agencies have swang into action to do an assessment of the cause of the break.
