Fleeing robbers kill 10 travellers

Hell was let loose in the early hours of yesterday in Akure as some armed robbers invaded Olokuta Medium Prison on Ondo Road Akure in the state capital, freeing about 179 inmates and killing 10 travellers.

It was gathered that over 100 armed robbers who have been jailed as well as those on awaiting trial, escaped during the jail- break along with other criminals who were also in the prison's custody.The freeing bandits, it was learnt, were some of the robbers terrorizing the people of the state, arrested and prosecuted by the police and were ordered by the courts to be remanded in the prison's custody


After carrying out the operation in the prisons, and while trying to escape with their colleagues from the scene, the robbers ran into some travellers along Ondo Road whose vehicle had a flat tyre at a point very close to the entrance of the prison. They shot and killed 10 of the passengers instantly, including the driver.

Speaking with newsmen, the state's Comptroller of Prisons, described the invasion as unusual and alien to the state. He said the prison service will bring the culprits to book.




"We cannot specifically identify those behind the attack, but the attack is unusual.

Prostitutes beat up Ondo environmental officers

There was a mild drama in Akure, the Ondo State capital on Saturday when some prostitutes beat up security personnel attached to the state Environmental Task Force during the monthly sanitation exercise.

The women tore the uniforms of the security personnel into shreds and inflicted varying degrees of injuries on them when they tried to arrest them for not complying with the environmental laws.

However, when they got to the Inner Circle Hotel at Oke paadi, off Lao Street in Akure, they met the prostitutes with their clients during the exercise drinking alcohol and dancing.

The development prompted the men of the Task Force to make moves to arrest them.

The prostitutes, however, resisted and also prevented them from arresting their clients.

Our correspondent observed that in the process, civil defence officials and one of the policemen attached to the Task Force were beaten up by the prostitutes and their clients.

A female civil defence officer also had her uniform torn by the prostitutes.

It took the intervention of additional security men comprising policemen, State Security Service officials and civil defence personnel in the team, to bring the situation under control.

The commissioner consequently ordered his men to seal off the hotel premises.