{"id":5187,"date":"2020-10-19T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/?p=5187"},"modified":"2020-10-19T12:07:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T11:07:28","slug":"jailbreak-in-benin-as-hoodlums-set-inmates-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/jailbreak-in-benin-as-hoodlums-set-inmates-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Jailbreak in Benin as hoodlums set inmates free"},"content":{"rendered":"
A jailbreak has been reported at the correctional centre in Benin, Edo state, with a number of prisoners escaping from the facility.<\/p>\n
A viral video of the incident captured prisoners jumping over the prison’s fence.<\/p>\n
Also, an account said, some hoodlums had broken down the walls of Oko prison located on Benin-Sapele road, setting inmates free.<\/p>\n
It was also said that the hoodlums, who mobilised in large numbers, gained access into the prison through a perimeter fence.<\/p>\n
ALSO READ:\u00a0SWAT operatives will begin training on Monday, IGP Adamu says<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The Edo police spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor, had said the police were already planning on actions to carry out.<\/p>\n However, the number of inmates freed by the hoodlums could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.<\/p>\n Benin City, the Edo State capital has witnessed an outbreak of violence following the #EndSARS protests.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Edo State Government has declares 24-hour curfew in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A jailbreak has been reported at the correctional centre in Benin, Edo state, with a number of prisoners escaping from the facility. A viral video of the incident captured prisoners jumping over the prison’s fence. […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5188,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5,2],"tags":[556,1038],"coauthors":[25],"class_list":{"0":"post-5187","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest-news","8":"category-metro","9":"category-top-news","10":"tag-benin","11":"tag-jailbreak"},"yoast_head":"\n