Hundreds of prisoners have escaped from the medium federal correctional centre in Kabba, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
The Assistant Inspector General of Police Zone 8, Ayuba Edeh, confirmed the jail break, said the State Commissioner of Police and other heads of security agencies have swang into action to do an assessment of the cause of the break.
It was gathered that Gunmen in their tens attack the prison centre which is on the Kabba – LOKOJA highway, on Sunday night through Monday morning, killing the military men keeping guide on the road before attacking the centre.
The gunmen thereafter launched attack on the prison officers before making ways to set all the prisoners free.