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Henry Shobowole escaped during a prison break last October. They were some of the 1,993 inmates who were freed when thugs attacked two Medium Security Correctional Centres in Benin on October 19, 2020. The thugs that set them free had capitalised on the nationwide #EndSARS protests that saw hundreds of Nigerians demonstrate against years of police brutality. The jail breaks forced Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, to impose a state-wide 24-hour curfew in a bid to contain the situation. The governor also gave ultimatums to the inmates to voluntarily return to their correctional centres or face the full weight of the law. Four months after the jail breaks, it is understood that hundreds of the inmates are still at large, successfully evading authorities. ....
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Five inmates died while trying to escape from prisons in Kaduna and Imo states. by SaharaReporters, New York Dec 27, 2020 More than 2,058 prisoners escaped from the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) facilities in 2020 following jail breaks in Delta, Edo and Ondo states. Five inmates died while trying to escape from prisons in Kaduna and Imo states, according to a Daily Trust report. The most recent jailbreak was the escape of 1,993 prisoners from two correctional facilities in Edo State, on October 19, 2020, which the Comptroller of the facility, Andrew Egbobawaye, confirmed shortly after the jailbreaks. Taking advantage of the #EndSARS protest, hoodlums using local tools and weapons, broke into the prisons and freed inmates. ....