BAUCHI: Seven injured during attempted jailbreak

BUT for the quick intervention of the armed personnel attached to the custodial centre in the state capital, another jailbreak would have been successfully executed today.

Though the armed personnel averted the incident, there was pandemonium in the custodial centre while the attempted jailbreak lasted.

Meanwhile, two personnel of the correctional service reportedly sustained varying degrees of injuries.

The injured are said to be presently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital within the Bauchi metropolis.

Speaking on the incident, residents living around the Custodial Centre said several gunshots were fired during the incident which they said happened around 12pm as Islamic faithful were preparing for Jumaat (Friday prayer).

Public Relations Officer of Bauchi Command of the NCS, Abubakar Algwallary, confirmed the attempted jailbreak in a telephone conversation.

He said, “Yes, there was a little problem at the Custodian Center today, we were just coming from there with the Comptroller.

“We have gone to see the situation and I can tell you that everything has been brought back to normal.

“We have some inmates from the southern part of the country who were aware of the happenings in Owerri, so, they teamed up and attempted to do a jailbreak.”