Yet-to-be-identified gunmen have invaded the Kabba Correctional Centre, Kogi State and killed two soldiers, the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of zone 8, Lokoja, Ayuba Edeh has confirmed.
Over 100 inmates were said to have escaped during the attack on the Kogi prison.
Edeh said the State Commissioner of Police and other heads of security agencies have swung into action to do an assessment of the cause of the prison break.
According to unconfirmed reports, the gunmen sprayed bullets on an uncompleted building where the soldiers stayed before breaking into the correctional centre where they set over 100 of the inmates free.
Some of the correctional officers on duty were said to have been injured, while another soldier was said to have been hit in the leg.
A source confirmed that some of the prisoners were later rearrested about 8am on Monday beside Kudon Hotel, Kabba, when they made efforts to board a vehicle to escape towards neighbouring Kwara State.
