Four inmates on Tuesday reportedly lost their lives in Kosere Correctional Centre, Ile Ife, Osun State, during an attempted jailbreak by some of the inmates. A top security source, who spoke with our correspondent, said some inmates had planned to escape during the morning sanitation. The source further said that the inmates had while attempting to flee the centre injured a warder and were about to force their way out when security men repelled them. The PUNCH learnt that Osun State Comptroller of Corrections, Lanre Amoran, had visited the facility for an on-the-spot assessment. But when contacted, the spokesperson of Osun Command of Correctional Service, Sola Adeotan, said there was no information on the incident.

Source: Punch January 04, 2022 20:08 UTC