Jail Break Averted In Kirikiri Medium Prison

Odogwu Media reports that a jail break is averted this evening at Kirikiri Medium security prison, Lagos. 

 There was a rampage amidst tension as some inmates started a riot in the prison. The riot allegedly led to escape of some inmates  before they could be contained.

Already, a heavily armed security officers  comprising of  Prison guards ,Army , Navy and Police personnel were seen guarding the area and restricting movement of people in and outside the barracks were Kirikiri Maximum Prison is located.

 The fierce looking military men cordoned off all the entry  and exit routes leading  to the prison.

Civilians and vehicles were not allowed access into the premises except those who have proof that they are  resident in the barracks. Meanwhile every other vehicle that were exiting the barracks where thoroughly searched.

Shop owners and passerby who were forced to seek for alternative routes sequel to what appeared  like a  jail break.

A witness said “ This is not the route that the inmates  take when they are escaping because of the  heavy security presence around the area leading to the prison. You also have a police station facing the prison directly, and this is why you hardly see them passing through the main gates. Escapee inmates go through the bush behind the prison, I guess that is where the search team  should concentrate their efforts..

Another eyewitness who said that they were alarmed when they noticed the high influx of security personnel in the area said: “ Today is a bad day because I know that  for  few days coming, there will be heavy security presence in this area. Innocent passerby will be harassed by some overzealous security offficers.”

On what led to the jail break, it was gathered that the inmates were fed up with what they described as highhandedness on the part of the new Deputy Controller at the Maximum Security Prison, DCP Kayode Odeyemi. They  alleged that he stripped the inmates of all the privileges given to them by former controllers.

An inmate who spoke to Saturday Sun explained that before Odeyemi’s arrival, inmates were allowed to use their own generator sets, cook their food , make use of mobile phones and other privileges to make their stay in the prison comfortable  but all these were withdrawn when Odeyemi resumed.

Sun Newspaper reported added