Minna jailbreak: I will go missing mysteriously; condemned armed robber, Idoko boasted before invasion

The mission of the gunmen who attacked Minna Medium Security Prison last Sunday night was very clear.

It was not to kill anybody within and around the prison but to free some of their mates held in the facility.

However, the unfortunate happened when a prison officer and an Okada rider who brought him to office were killed.

It was gathered that the Minna Prison, which was supposed to have no fewer than ten security officers on duty that night, had only four and only two were armed.

They were overwhelmed by the bandits’ firepower, forcing them to run for their lives while leaving behind their rifles which were said to have been carted away by the gunmen.

Vanguard, June 10, 2018

 

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