Security agents on Thursday evening prevented an attempted jailbreak at Kurmawa prison located within the Emir’s Palace in Kano State.
The spokesperson of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Kano, Musbahu Lawal, disclosed this to newsmen, saying the attempt was masterminded by some condemned prisoners who caused pandemonium in the prison.
Lawal narrated that a dispute had ensued when prison officials tried to retrieve illicit items, including phones, from the condemned criminals.
He said, “We have put down the rebellion through the concerted efforts of the prison officials, normalcy has been restored as all inmates are back in their confinement,” the spokesperson said to journalists.
The official also debunked speculations that the crisis was due to shortage or poor quality food supplied to the inmates by a businessman identified as Abdul-Samad Rabiu.
