Lagos prison break
{{Short description|2014 prison escape in Nigeria}}
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{{Infobox civilian attack
|title=Lagos prison break
|image= Nigeria Lagos State map.png
|fatalities = 2
|injuries = 32
|type= Prison escape
|perps=Convicted inmates
|target= Kirirkiri Medium Prison
|numparts=Unknown
|dfens=5 prisoners escaped
|date= 10 October 2014
|location=Lagos State, Southwestern Nigeria
}}
The Lagos Prison Break occurred on October 10, 2014, when five persons (Ayodeji Bello, 32, Saibu Abdul Razak, 21, Adebayo Dada, 24, Desmond Issac 35 and Peter Kingsley, 29) escaped from the Kirikiri Medium Prison.{{cite web|url=https://nigerianobservernews.com/category/new/page/47/|title=Prison Inmates escape after jail break in Lagos}}
Incident
The incident was reported to have occurred on 10 October 2014 at around 4 pm.{{cite web|url=http://dailyindependentnig.com/2014/12/nigeria-jail-break/|title=Nigeria and jail break|author=|date=|work=Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper|access-date=24 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224233209/http://dailyindependentnig.com/2014/12/nigeria-jail-break/|archive-date=24 December 2014|url-status=usurped}} The prison break was unsuccessful as a result of a collaborative effort of the Kirikiri divisional police officers and the officers of the Nigerian Prisons Services on duty, who prevented the prison break.{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/scores-injured-few-feared-dead-as-kirikiri-inmates-attempt-jail-break/191022/|title=Scores Injured, Few Feared Dead as Kirikiri Inmates Attempt Jail Break, Articles – THISDAY LIVE|author=|date=|publisher=|access-date=24 December 2014|archive-date=4 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204203237/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/scores-injured-few-feared-dead-as-kirikiri-inmates-attempt-jail-break/191022/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://leadership.ng/opinions/395163/incessant-jail-breaks|title=The Incessant Jail Breaks – Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers|author=|date=29 May 2022|work=Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers}}
The incident was linked with a minor riot that occurred within the prison, a riot whose causes were unclear.{{cite web|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/11/kirikiri-prisons-protest-jailbreak-inmate/|title=Kirikiri prisons: It was a strong protest, not jailbreak – Inmate – Vanguard News|author=|date=|work=Vanguard News}}{{cite web|url=http://dailypost.ng/2014/11/24/jailbreak-fg-ban-phones-indecent-dressing-prisons-nationwide/|title=Jailbreak: FG bans phones, indecent dressing in prisons nationwide|author=|date=24 November 2014|work=DailyPost Nigeria}}
See also
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