Edo prison break

The Edo prison break was an attack on the federal prison at Oko in Benin City,^[1] the capital of Edo State in southern Nigeria by unknown gunmen suspected to be Armed robbers in a bid to rescue their members who are largely condemn inmates.^[2] About 12 prisoners escaped from the prison.^[3]

Edo prison break
Part of Prison escape
Location	Edo State, Southern Nigeria
Date	19 August 2012
Target	federal prison
Attack type	Prison break
Deaths	0
Injured	0
Perpetrators	prisoners
No. of participants	Unknown
Defenders	0

Incident

The incident occurred on Sunday 19 August 2012.^[4] It was reported that an explosive was used in the attack by the criminals to blow open the prison gate, a claim refuted by the Edo state commissioner of police, Olayinka Balogun.^[5] No death or severe injuries were recorded from the attack.^[6]

See also

• List of prison breaks in Nigeria