Gunmen attack Kogi Prison, Free Over 140 Inmates.

Reports from Daily Trust has said that
unknown gunmen launched an attack on the
Koton-Karfe Federal Prison late Sunday night
freeing over 140 inmates and leaving one
person dead and two injured.
A detachment of armed soldiers arrived the
town, hours later, it was gathered that the
attackers had concluded their mission and
fled. A terrified resident of the town told Daily
Trust on telephone that there was power
outage and many people had put on their
generator sets but when the gun fire
started, the town went silent as residents
scampered to safety in the nearby caves while
others were holed up in their homes.
Some residents who attempted to come out
find out what was going on were said to have
been shot by the unknown gunmen. “The
attackers appeared to be well coordinated
because they were all over the town sending
people back into their houses who attempted
to come out,” a resident said.
The peaceful town was thrown into panic by
10pm with heavy gun shots which continued
for more than two hours before armed soliders
came.
The rampaging gunmen had left with
unspecified numbers of the prison inmates
after freeing others.