No Attempted Jail-break In Yola Prison – NPS


The Nigeria Prison Service (NPS) has denied media report on an attempted jailbreak by some convicted soldiers in Yola Prison, Adamawa State. (SEE it HERE)
The spokesperson of the service, Mr Ope Fatinukun, in a statement said, “There was no pandemonium, commotion nor gun shots fired into air in Yola prison as reported by some media houses.
“What really happened was arguments among inmates around 7.30 pm after prayers on Thursday November 27, 2014.The argument was quickly brought under control.”
Fatinukun further added that the comptroller of Adamawa State prison command, A S Ekijere, was in the Yola prison yesterday November 28, 2014 for his fourth quarterly visit to all prisons under his command between 8am and 3pm.
For legal and security reasons, the prison spokesperson also urged the media to always use appropriate nomenclatures in describing inmates. He said: “Inmates can either be addressed as convicted inmates (CM) or awaiting trial inmates (ATI) rather than derogatory words like ‘incarcerated soldiers or civilians’”, the statement added.

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