Jail break in Enugu
08 October 2017 |
4:03 am
Residents of Enugu were thrown into confusion yesterday following
conflicting reports of jail break at the Federal Prisons, Enugu.
The incident reportedly took place early hours of Saturday.
PHOTO:GIZMODO
Residents of Enugu were thrown into confusion yesterday following conflicting reports of jail break at the Federal Prisons, Enugu. The incident reportedly took place early hours of Saturday.
Two notorious criminals were reported to have masterminded the jail break. Two inmates were said to have escaped.
But there were conflicting reports as at the time of filing this report, whether the escaped inmates have been re-arrested or not.
While the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Enugu Prisons, Monday Emeka refused to pick several calls put to him, but sources within the prison said the incident took place.
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