Gunmen on Wednesday night attempted a jailbreak by attacking the Afokang Correctional facility in Calabar, Cross River State, killing a Correctional Service officer.
The State Command’s Spokesman, Affanga Etim confirmed this in Calabar on Thursday, stating that no inmate escaped during the attack.
Etim said, “When they came, they opened fire on the security team who also responded in like manner and in the process, an Assistant Superintendent of Correction, ASC, was killed.
“No inmate escaped or was killed; the attackers didn’t get close to the main facility.
“As we speak, we have deployed more armed personnel to the facility and everything is under control.”
Though, a mother and her six years old daughter were hit by stray bullets during the attack.
