Breaking News: Unrest in Aba Prisons, many dead several injured May 17, 2020 | EASTERN PILOT By Onwuegbu Nwokoro Riots broke out i...
Breaking News: Unrest in Aba Prisons, many dead several injured
May 17, 2020 | EASTERN PILOT
By Onwuegbu Nwokoro
Riots broke out in Aba prisons, Abia state on Sunday morning following reports of inmates protesting over crowded prison and the refusal of the authorities to improve their conditions of living in this pandemic time or release them because of COVID-19.
There was heavy shooting in the prison, many feared dead and others with bullet wounds. An eyewitness, who asked not to be named said trouble broke out when combined security team were called in to quell the situation.
According to the eyewitness, they started shooting which resulted in some casualties. Some dead bodies were seen been carried away by the Nigerian security.
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