Forty inmates of Yobe Prison were freed 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.
"They attacked with rifles; the police and the joint task force confronted them. The Boko Haram members that were shot were carried away by the sect."
He said two of the attackers were shot dead and some policemen were injured.
Gun battles between sect members and security forces in Yobe's capital Damaturu killed 40 people on Tuesday last week.
Boko Haram has been blamed for several prison breaks in the past and one of the group's few demands has been that its imprisoned members should be freed.
Attacks on churches have intensified this month, sparking deadly religious violence in the northern state of Kaduna.
News credit: Daily Times
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