•Kill two warders •23 arrested
Gunmen on Thursday broke into the Kumshe prison in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State,killed two warders there and flung the doors open for the inmates to escape.
The gunmen had first attacked a police station in Banki, a border town between Nigeria and Cameroon at about 11am but were repelled by the police on duty.
A resident said on phone that the gun battle between the invaders and the police lasted about 20 minutes.
The source said following the failure of the gun men to overpower the police they relocated and swooped on Kumshe, about 40 kilometres away at about 4pm.
On arrival at the prison,they began shooting ,killing two wardens.The other warders fled leving the gun men free to open the prison gates for the inmates.
Spokesman for the Police in the State, Samuel Tizhe confirmed the incident
He said “the gunmen first attacked a Police station in Banki town but were repelled by the Police”
“Five hours later the gunmen went and attacked a nearby Prison in Kumshe town, killing two prison wardens and setting free all the inmates.”
He said the Police have “ arrested 23 persons in connection with the attacks.”
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks but they bore resemblance with previous attacks by the Islamic sect,Boko Haram
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