Fisayo Soyombo: Many inmates were killed during attempted jailbreak at Ikoyi Prison

Nigerian journalist, Fisayo Soyombo has claimed that last week’s attempted jailbreak at Ikoyi Prison had some fatalities, with many inmates losing their lives.

Last week, in a fallout of the #EndSARS protest, there was mass looting of both public and private properties across the country.

During the chaos that ensued, there was a fire and attempted jail break at the Ikoyi Prison, Lagos state.

According online reports, inmates were trying to break out of prison as there were gun shot been heard in the area.

The Ministry of Interior on Twitter, said that prison was under attack by hoodlums, but it was been brought under control.

One week after, journalist, Fisayo Soyombo took to Twitter to allege that many inmates were killed in the attempted jailbreak at the Lagos prison. He also told Nigerians to check up on their loved ones who are being held at the prison.

Fisayo tweeted;

Just confirming that many inmates were killed in last week’s attempted jailbreak at Ikoyi Prison, even though it escaped the notice of mainstream media. If you have loved ones at Ikoyi Prison, you’d do well to physically check on them to confirm if they’re dead or alive.