JAIL BREAK: Court Martialed Soldiers Attempted A Jail Break In Yola Prison

There was pandemonium in Yola yesterday when soldiers incarcerated at the Yola Prisons attempted a jail break around 3pm shortly after Friday prayers were observed, a source at the prison said.

Sources from the prison yard told LEADERSHIP Weekend that trouble started when the soldiers who were court martialed by military authorities and brought to the prison yard tried to break the door of their cell.

However, prison warders used their numerical strength and overpowered the soldiers beating them mercilessly in order to deter them from further rebellion.

It was gathered that some of the inmates of the prison yard who frowned at the arrogant behaviour of the incarcerated soldiers joined in beating up the soldiers who were later chained and taken to the back cells.

As the commotion in the prison lasted, the armed squad of the Nigerian Prison started firing shots signalling that they were equal to the task of repelling any outside attack.

The shots further caused pandemonium at Yola’s Friday Market which is located a stone throw away from the prison as marketers and residents quickly closed shop for the fear of the unknown.

Some residents reportedly sustained injuries while fleeing from the scene of the incident as people scampered for safety.

When contacted, the public relations officer of the Adamawa State Police Command, DSP Othman Abubakar confirmed the developmen, saying that earlier in the day, a minor scuffle ensued at Yola Prisons which was brought under control.