Minna prison break

The Minna prison break was an attack on Minna medium prison, Minna in the northwestern Nigerian city of Niger State by three unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers.[1] The attack occurred on 6 December 2014.[2] 270 prisoners escaped from the prison leaving a security officer injured.[3] The escaped prisoners were largely gangs of armed robbers, awaiting trial.[4] It was reported that one of the notorious armed robbers in the prison called Osama took part in the jail break.[5]

Minna prison break
Part of Prison escape
LocationNiger State, Northwestern Nigeria
Date6 December 2014
TargetMinna medium prison
Attack type
Prison break
Deaths0
Injured1
PerpetratorsArmed robbers
No. of participants
3
Defenders270 prisoners escaped

Incident

The incident was reported to have occurred on Saturday, 6 December 2014, about a week after the Ekiti prison break.[6] The unknown gunmen, suspected to be armed robbers freed 270 inmates and also looted weapons and bullet-proof vest of the Nigerian Prisons Services.[7] About 108 of the escaped prisoners was rearrested by the Nigerian Prisons Services in conjunction with Nigerian police after the attack.[8][9] This incident resulted in the remover and suspension of the Niger State prison controller, Musa Maiyaki and the Officer-in-Charge of Medium Security Prison Minna, Mohammed Buena and all officers on duty on the day of the jail break by the federal government of Nigeria through the minister of interior Abba Moro[10] following a recommendation by the controller general of the Nigerian Prisons Services, Dr Peter Ekpendu.[11][12][13]

See also

References
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  2. "Another Prison Break in Minna, Niger State, 270 inmates freed, weapons stolen". Nigerian Eye. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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  6. aliyu. "270 inmates escape in Minna jail break". Sunday Trust online. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  7. Jide Orintunsin. "Jail break in Minna, 270 Inmates freed". The Nation. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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  9. "Minna jailbreak: NPS recaptures 108 inmates". The Punch. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  10. "Jailbreak: Moro suspends Minna prison's top officials". New Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  11. "Minna Jailbreak: FG Suspends Controller, Officer-in-charge, Others". Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  12. "Minna Jailbreak: Prisons Controller, others suspended". Vanguard News. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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