There was tension in the city of Calabar, Cross River State, as gunmen suspected to be militants attacked the Afokang Federal Prison.
The militants who stormed the prison from the nearby Calabar creeks gunned down a security guard.
After confirming he was dead, the militants also took away his gun.
According to sources, the militants did not gain access to the prison yard but only operated at the main gate.
The Emergency Meeting
A source said the incident might be related to feeding, as there has been grumbling that the new state comptroller sliced food rations to the inmates.
After the attack, the comptroller called an emergency meeting at the head office of the Correctional Centre opposite the Millennium Park, Calabar. The aim was to discuss the prison attack.
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A resident of the area who gave his name as Godwin Esu, said: “The incident happened around 9:00 p.m. We heard gunshots. We knew it came from the prison.
The Stampede
“Then there was a stampede. It was after those who shot had gone that we were told that an officer was killed”.
The spokesman for the Cross River State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service, DSC Effanga Etim, confirmed the incident.
He said a statement would be issued on the Cross River Prison incident.
