{"id":85878,"date":"2021-09-13T14:14:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T13:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=85878"},"modified":"2021-09-13T14:14:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T13:14:02","slug":"just-in-jailbreak-as-gunmen-attack-prison-officers-in-kogi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/just-in-jailbreak-as-gunmen-attack-prison-officers-in-kogi\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: Jailbreak as gunmen attack prison officers in Kogi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The Nigeria Police has confirmed a jailbreak in Kogi State.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Report has it that hundreds of prisoners escaped from the medium federal correctional centre in Kabba, Kabba\/Bunu Local Government Area of the State.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Assistant Inspector-General of Police Zone 8, Ayuba Edeh, who confirmed the jail break on Monday, said the State Commissioner of Police and other heads of security agencies have swung into action.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Pointblanknews.com gathered that gunmen in their tens attack the centre which is on the Kabba \u2013 Lokoja highway, on Sunday night through Monday morning, killing the military men keeping guard on the road before attacking the centre.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The gunmen thereafter launched attack on the prison officers before making ways to set all the prisoners free.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Police has confirmed a jailbreak in Kogi State. 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