The gun battle between the unknown gunmen and the security operatives in Orlu lasted several hours, as the military sent reinforcement from the 34 artillery brigade, Obinze.
“The arrest, trial, and conviction of those prisoners were as a result of strenuous efforts and investigations.”
“As we speak, 60 inmates who returned on their own voluntarily are in our custody. Some of them were brought back by their parents, custodians.
The attackers used explosives to blast the administrative block through which they accessed the facility.
The attack came as confrontation intensified between Nigerian security forces and adherents of the separatist IPOB movement across the South-East.
