The terrorists, suspected to be members of Boko Haram sect,
were said to have arrived the prison around 9p.m., in four Hilux vehicles,
raided the prison for more than two hours unchallenged, freed the inmates and
vandalized the record office.
The hoodlums, who first overpowered the security personnel at
the gate, broke into the prison through the window and vandalized the
administrative office.
The Prison Comptroller General, Aminu Suley, who confirmed
the story when Governor Idris Wada, and his deputy, Mr. Yomi Awoniyi, visited
the prison, said the attack was the handiwork of organized external forces.
The Koton-Karfe Comptroller, Omale Ilemona, who gave insight
into the attack, said out of the 145 prisoners set free by the terrorist group, 12 had freely returned, while one was
killed.
He said: “Around 9:30p.m., I received a call that the prison
is under attack. I called the governor and securities operatives.
“But before help could come from sister agencies, the gunmen
had overpowered us, freed all the inmates and escaped.”
Suley affirmed that the attack was the handiwork of
terrorists, who forcefully entered the prison, adding that the attack was
possible because the prison was overcrowded.
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