Several bodies have been recovered by officials of the Jos Custodial center(Formerly the Nigeria Prisons) after the Medium Security Custodial Centre came under attack by gunmen who reportedly stormed the facility in large number with sophisticated weapons.
Liberty TV Correspondent saw about 7 bodies around the prison even as
unconfirmed report says there are several bodies inside.
It is not clear if the bodies are those of the gunmen who attacked the
facility or inmates who attempted to escape.
One NCC officer was killed and another shot in the arm when the
invaders arrived at the Custodial Center at about 1720hrs on Sunday
and immediately made for the main gate where they engaged the armed
squad personnel in a gun battle before breaking into the yard.
The front office holding the records of the JCC was set alight by the
invaders.
As at the time of writing this report officials of the Jos Custodial center
were still trying to ascertain the extent of damage to the facility, take
head counts of the inmates and positively identify the bodies to be sure
if or not the invaders are among the dead.
