Fourty inmates were freed from Yobe Prison in an attack believed to have been carried out by the dreaded Boko Haram Sect, Patrick Egbuniwe, Yobe State police commissioner, said on Sunday.
“There was an attack on the Yobe prison this morning. The Boko Haram sect attacked the prison through the Emir’s palace and 40 inmates escaped,” he said.
He said two of the attackers were shot dead and some policemen were injured.