Breaking: How Security Personnel Foil Attempted Jail Break In Bauchi

It took the quick intervention of Armed Personnel of the Service attached to Bauchi Correctional Centre to avert a jailbreak In Bauchi State.

However, five inmates and two personnel of the Correctional Service were injured from the pandemonium which broke out on Friday.

CityNews Nigeria gathered that the Correctional  Centre close to the Emir’s Palace,  heavily armed security personnel were on sentry while the Bakaro Road beside the Centre was temporarily closed to traffic.

Residents living around the Centre said several gunshots were fired during the incident which occurred about 12 pm – before Friday prayers.

Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Bauchi Command of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Abubakar Algwallary said that the situation had been put under control as all the inmates had been returned to their cells.

Stating reason for the chaos, Algwallary  said an inmate who was smuggling prohibited substances into the centre for  inmates and caught by the authorities, triggered  the jailbreak.

He said after he was caught, the development did not go down well with the others who decided to protest the action adding that the protest was later hijacked.

“Yes, there was  little problem  at the Center today, we were just coming from there with the Command Controller, we have gone to see the situation and I can tell you that everything has been brought back to normal.

“We have some inmates from the Southern part of the country who were aware of the happenings in Owerri so, they teamed up with those protesting the stop of the supply and attempted to do a jailbreak.”

Also confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the Bauchi Command SP Ahmed Wakili said that “the command has sent reinforcement to the centre to ensure that there was no breakdown of law and order. People of the area and indeed Bauchi metropolis are now going about their legitimate businesses without hindrances.”