Reports gathered that five of the personnel sustained varying degrees of injuries following the attacks.

The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Umar Abubakar, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Abuja, saying the attacks occurred in the early hours of Tuesday.

Abubakar said, “Some inmates breached the security of the facility and attacked personnel on duty to compromise the situation.”

He further explained, “In the course of containing the situation, five personnel of the Custodial Centre sustained varying degrees of injury, with two currently serious and receiving urgent medical attention at a government health facility”.

He, added that said seven of the fleeing inmates have been recaptured and are now in custody.

Abubakar said preliminary investigations are ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the escape, reassuring the public of the Service’s unwavering commitment to public safety and the security of all custodial facilities nationwide.