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Over 1500 Inmates Freed as Gunmen Attack Imo Prison
Gunmen on Monday morning attacked the Owerri Correctional Prison in the Imo State capital and freed over 1500 inmates. We learnt that the gunmen operated from 1am till 3am in the morning.
The attackers also razed the Imo State Police Command headquarters situated in Owerri and burnt almost all the vehicles parked at the command headquarters.
The hoodlums further freed the suspects in almost all the cells at the State Criminal Investigation Department of the command with the aid of explosives and dynamite.
They sang solidarity songs at the Government House Roundabout for about 30 minutes before attacking the facilities.
The police spokesperson in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed the attacks.