Ondo prison break
2013 prison break in Nigerian prison / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ondo prison break was an attack on the Olokuta Medium Security Prison in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, Nigeria,[1] by 50 unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers.[2][3] The attack occurred on 30 June 2013.[4] About 175 prisoners escaped from the prison leaving 2 people dead and 1 warder injured.[5] The escaped prisoners were largely awaiting trial for robbery.[6] About 54 escaped inmates were rearrested after the attack and about 121 inmates escaped.[7][8]
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Ondo prison break | |
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Part of Prison escape | |
Location | Ondo State, Southwestern Nigeria |
Date | 30 June 2013 |
Target | Olokuta Medium Security Prison |
Attack type | Prison break |
Deaths | 2 |
Injured | 1 |
Perpetrators | Armed robbers |
No. of participants | 175 |
Defenders | 54 |
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