NPS probes attempted jail break at Kirikiri

The Nigerian Prison Service has commenced an investigation into the Friday’s attempted jail break at the Medium Security Prison Kirikiri, Lagos, in which an inmate reportedly died.

The spokesperson for the NPS, Mr. Ope Fatiniku, in a statement on Saturday, stated that the Acting Comptroller-General of Prisons, Aminu Suley, has set up a probe panel to investigate the riot.

According to him, one person died while seven other inmates were injured during the fracas, adding that three of those injured were treated and discharged from the Prison’s Clinic, while four are still being treated in various hospitals.

He said, “Indeed, there was a riot at Medium Security Prison, Kirikiri, Lagos, yesterday (on Friday) at 13.30hrs (ipm), but the situation was immediately put under control by the prison authorities and there was no case of escapee prisoner.”

Ope said the dead inmate was one of the four that were admitted in the hospitals whose identities were not disclosed for security reasons.