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Unknown gunmen in the early hours of Monday attacked the Owerri Correctional Prison in Imo State capital and set free over 1500 inmates.
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 suspects in almost all the cells at the State Criminal Investigation Department of the command (SCID).
It was gathered that the gunmen operated from 1am till 3am.
It was learnt that the attackers ang solidarity songs at the Government House Roundabout for about 30 minutes before attacking the facilities.
After breaking into the prison facility explosives and dynamites, the attackers told the inmates to go home.
The police spokesperson in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed the attacks.
He, however, assured the people of the state that the security agencies were on top of the situation.
Details later……