Boko Haram sect on Friday
blew up the prison in Gwoza
Local Government, setting
free all the prisoners.
Saturday Tribune learnt that
a civilian around the emir’s
palace, where the prison is
located, was killed by the
gunmen while they were
freeing the prisoners.
However, an official
confirmation of the actual
number of casualties could
not be obtained in
Maiduguri, as the
Commissioner of Police,
Yuguda Abdullahi, could not
be reached on his telephone
line. Also, attempts to get
prison officials in Maiduguri
to know the specific number
of prisoners that escaped
did not yield results.
Residents however, told the
Saturday Tribune on
telephone that the gunmen
attacked the prison
between 7.00 p.m. and
freed all the prisoners.
“We were just coming out
of the mosque when we
heard the sound of heavy
explosion and gunfire
around the palace. We all
ran to our homes only to
come out this morning and
learn that the Boko Haram
group came and blew the
prison and freed all the
prisoners,†Malam Isah
Yawulbi said.....
