Ekiti prison break
| Ekiti prison break | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Ekiti State, southwestern Nigeria |
| Date | 30 November 2014 |
| Target | Ekiti federal prison |
Attack type | Prison break |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown gunmen |
No. of participants | 60 |
| Defenders | 341 prisoners escaped |
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.[1] The attack occurred on 30 November 2014.[2] 341 prisoners escaped from the prison leaving 1 warder and 20 sniffer dogs dead.[3][4] The escaped prisoners were largely awaiting trial.[5] 10 inmates who attempted to escape were captured during the attack at gunfire exchange between the policemen and the gunmen.[6] 67 inmates were rearrested after the attack and 274 inmates escaped.[7] One inmate, who claimed to have run away when he heard gunshots, returned to the prison to serve out his short sentence.[8]
Incident
[edit]The incident was reported to have occurred on Sunday, 30 November 2014.[9] Kehinde Fadipe, the comptroller general of the Nigerian Prisons Services, refuted the claims that the unknown gunmen were members of the Boko Haram,[10] an Islamic sect in northeastern Nigeria, on the basis of the fact that none of their members was awaiting trial in that prison.[11][12][13] On 1 December 2014, Ekiti State executive governor Ayodele Fayose accused prison officials of conspiring with the unknown gunmen to launch the attack.[14]
Reactions
[edit]Initially the attack was linked with the Oduduwa People's Congress, alleged to be an attempt to unlawfully release Adeniyi Adedipe, the coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress in Ekiti State Chapter, who had been awaiting a trial.[15][16] Adedipe was convicted of the murder of a former state chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Chief Omolafe Aderiye.[17] This generated a lot of reactions and controversies across the state, especially between the Peoples's Democratic Party, PDP[18] and the opposition party, the All Progressive Congress, APC,[19] but the claim that OPC was responsible for the attack was annulled because Fadipe never escaped as earlier alleged.[20][21][22] The jail break was attributed to the poor funding of the Nigerian Prisons Services by the federal government of Nigeria, inadequate prison personnel and poor prison facilities.[23]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "EKITI JAILBREAK: FG sets up probe panel". Vanguard News. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ Sam Nwaoko - Ado-Ekiti. "Mayhem as gunmen invade Ekiti prison, free inmates". Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Gunmen invade Ekiti prison, kill warder, 20 dogs". thenigerianvoice.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ Yinka Olugbade. "Jailbreak In Ekiti, Over 100 Inmates Escape, 1 Warder Killed". Nigerian Current. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "1 Killed As Suspected Boko Haram Members Attack Ekiti - Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers". Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Ekiti jailbreak: 67 prison inmates re-arrested". DailyPost Nigeria. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ Akinlolu Oluwamuyiwa. "Guardian News Website - '274 inmates still missing after Ado-Ekiti jailbreak'". Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Gunmen attack Ekiti prison, kill warder, 20 dogs". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Kidnap, jailbreak: Nightmares in Ado-Ekiti « Nigeria pilot". Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ Akinlolu Oluwamuyiwa. "Guardian News Website - Blast rocks Ado Ekiti prison". Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Are Recent Prison Breaks in Nigeria Part of a Southward Expansion by Boko Haram?". IPI Global Observatory. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Possible Boko Haram Gunmen Free More Than 200 Inmates In Nigeria Jailbreak". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "More than 200 freed in Nigeria mass jailbreak". Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Governor Fayose Says Prison Officials Conspired With Inmates In Ekiti Prison Break". Channels Television. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Prison Break In Ekiti As Gunmen Invade Ado Detention, All Prisoners 'Reportedly' Freed". NewsWireNGR. December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "EKITI JAIL BREAK: APC accuses Fayose of complicity - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "APC Accuses Fayose Of Complicity In Ado Ekiti Jail Break - Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers". Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "EKITI JAIL BREAK: APC accuses Fayose of complicity". Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Breaking News". Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Ekiti prison attack an inside job – Fayose". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Jailbreak: APC faults Fayose's aide on police report". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Metro - Ekiti Jailbreak: Escaped Prisoners Now Dining With Fayose in Govt. House?". Nigerian Bulletin - Trending News & Updates. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Re-instate 'sacked' prisons officials". Vanguard News. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.