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The Ekiti prison break was an attack on the federal prison at Afako road, Ado Ekiti in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ekiti State by 60 unknown gunmen. The attack occurred on 30 November 2014. 341 prisoners escaped from the prison leaving 1 warder and 20 sniffer dogs dead. The escaped prisoners were largely awaiting trial. 10 inmates who attempted to escaped was captured during the attack at gunfire exchange between the policemen and the gunmen. 67 inmates were rearrested after the attack and 274 inmates escaped. One inmate, who claimed to have run away when he heard gunshots, returned to the prison to serve out his short sentence. ==Incident== The incident was reported to have occurred on Sunday, 30 November 2014. Kehinde Fadipe, the comptroller general of the Nigerian Prisons Services, refuted the claims that the unknown gunmen were members of the Boko Haram, an Islamic sect in northeastern Nigeria, on the basis of the fact that none of their members was awaiting trial in that prison. On 1 December 2014, Ekiti State executive governor Ayodele Fayose accused prison officials of conspiring with the unknown gunmen to launch the attack. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ekiti prison break」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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