JUST IN: Tension In Ilorin Prison As Inmate Grabs Warder’s Rifle, Shoots One

A prison inmate at the Oke-Kura Correctional Centre in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, seized a rifle from a warder on Friday and proceeded to shoot and wound a roadside vulcanizer nearby.

As reported by , while escorting prison inmates out of the facility, the offender seized the officer’s firearm and discharged it, injuring an unidentified vulcanizer.

Following the incident, the vulcanizer who suffered a gunshot wound to the stomach received prompt medical attention at a nearby facility, while the inmate was held at the ‘C’ Division Police Station in Isale-Ojo, within the Ilorin metropolis.

The incident, which happened at around eight in the morning, sent locals running for cover, causing dread and concern.

Details later…