Reports from Calabar, Cross River, indicate that an unknown gunmen February 20 raided the Afokang prison and started sporadic shooting.
It was disclosed by the residents living in the area of the prison that the incident occurred at about 11.30am, according to The Nation.
Several inmates were said to have been released in the ensuing melee. No information on the casualties has been provided at the moment.
Shops and other business outlets in the area were closed down. Security was deployed to the scene to calm the situation.
A similar incident occurred end of 2014 in Niger State. Following the jailbreak in Minna Medium Prison yard 270 inmates were freed.
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