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Ogun prison break

Ogun prison break

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The Ogun prison break was an attack on the Sagamu minimum prison in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ogun State by Prisoners.[1] The attack occurred on 4 January 2013.[2] About 20 prisoners escaped from the prison leaving several prison officials and prisoners seriously injured with no deaths recorded.[3] About 4 escaped convicts were rearrested by the Armed Squad of the Prison Service.[4] It was reported that one escaped convict returned to the prison voluntarily to serve out his short sentence[5]

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Incident

The incident was reported to have occurred on 4 January 2013 at around 3 am.[6] Zakari Ibrahim, the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Prisons Services who confirm the attack claimed that the cause of the prison break was unclear.[7] The incident resulted in the removal of Omobitan, the officer-in-charge of the facility from office for negligence of duty.[8]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Prisoners Subdue Warders, Break Jail in Ogun!". The Street Journal. Retrieved 25 December 2014. [dead link]
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    Joseph1. "Prison Break at Sagamu". Retrieved 25 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) [dead link]
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    "Jail Break: 20 Inmates Escape from Sagamu Prison". Retrieved 25 December 2014. [dead link]
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    "Jail break: 20 prisoners escape from Sagamu Prison". Channels Television. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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    "20 prisoners escape in Ogun jailbreak; prison boss pledges discipline". Premium Times Nigeria. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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    "20 inmates escape in attempted jailbreak at Sagamu prison". The Punch. Retrieved 25 December 2014. [dead link]
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    "20 Prisoners Escape in Sagamu, Ogun State Prison". Media Nigeria. Retrieved 25 December 2014. [dead link]
  8. [8]
    "Sagamu jailbreak: Prisons sacks officer-in-charge". The Punch. Retrieved 25 December 2014. [dead link]
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