An attempt by some hoodlums to attack and free some inmates of the Ikoyi Correctional Center has been successfully prevented by a combined team of the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Army.
The suspected hoodlums, in large number, had laid siege around the venue of the prison facility, destroying properties and setting buildings ablaze.
According to an eye witness, the prison security, as soon as they sighted the hoodlums, started firing warning shots in the air. He said the thugs came in groups and wrecked a great deal of havoc through the vandalization of properties, but their attempt at breaking into the prison center was not successful.
Another source disclosed that the tension has been doused and no prisoner escaped.