The Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo town of Oyo State was, Friday, invaded by gunmen.
The gunmen attacked the facility with explosives around 10.30pm and set the inmates free.
“Some group of men attacked the prison last night, they came with dynamite, they blew our gate and had access to our custody in the successful attack,” Peoples Gazette quoted a source to have said.
“Already some inmates have been captured. we were unable to make any arrest of those that attacked us. We lost one soldier and one Amotekun and so many others were injured,” he added.
A search by security operatives for the fleeing inmates has begun, Punch reported.
The Public Relations Officer of the Oyo State Command of Nigerian Correctional Services, Lanre Anjonrin, confirmed the attack, saying, “I am there now and we are assessing the level of damage done.”
“We will make our findings known later.”
