Inmates Set Free, Sniffer Dogs Slaughtered & 1 Killed In Boko Haram Attack In Ekiti

According to a report on The Leadership, a prison official was on Monday killed as suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked the Federal Prison, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. No fewer than 20 sniffer dogs were also slaughtered at the prison yard located on Afao-Ekiti road during the incident. The gunmen, numbering over 60, according to a source, came to the prison premises in Hilux trucks, wielding dangerous weapons such as cudgels, cutlasses, AK 47 rifles, dynamites and charms as the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro was on his way to the state.

The source said that the attackers were chanting ‘Allahu Akbar, Akbar’ as they set free some inmates  during the attack. Though, journalists were denied access into the prison yard when they came to the scene of the incident, blood stains were seen on the road leading to the prison, suggesting that some people might have been seriously wounded in the attack.

One of the inmates, who was set free during the attack, returned to the prison and told newsmen that he ran out when he heard sporadic shooting at night, but had to come back.

Addressing journalists at the gate of the prison, the Comptroller of Prison in the state, Mr. Fadipe Abolarin Kehinde, who confirmed the attack, said no casualty was recorded  and that Adeniyi Adedipe, a.k.a ‘Apase’ was still in their custody.