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Abolongo Correctional Center

October 26, 2021

Police detonate five bombs in Ibadan prison days after attack

The detonation comes barely three days after gunmen successfully attacked the facility around 9:50 p.m. last week Friday.

Abolongo Correctional Center Oyo
October 25, 2021

Oyo Jailbreak: Interpol enlisted to recapture fleeing inmates, says Aregbesola

“We are sharing the database with all security agencies in the country, including the Interpol, so those who escaped our recapture efforts can be nabbed.”

October 24, 2021

Jailbreak: We’ll apprehend 300 criminals still at large, says Gov. Makinde

The governor stated that investigation has commenced to determine whether the breach is an isolated case or has wider implications.

Makinde in Abolongo
October 23, 2021

Inmates escape as gunmen attack Oyo prison, kill soldier

Attackers besieged the medium prison facility in Oyo, blowing up the entrance with dynamites, allowing many inmates flee.

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