The Imo command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed an attack on its facility in Owerri.
Public Relations Officer of the service in Imo, Mr James Madugba, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Owerri on Monday.
Madugba who said that the event occurred at about 2.00 a.m Monday also said that many inmates escaped with some operational vehicles razed.
He added that the services had yet to confirm the numbers of escaped inmates and damaged vehicles.
Similarly, the gunmen also razed the Imo State Police Command headquarters situated in Owerri and burnt almost all the vehicles parked at the command headquarters.
They were said to have operated from 1:00 am till 3:00 am during which they sang solidarity songs at the Government House Roundabout for about 30 minutes before attacking the facilities.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed the attacks.
This is the third attack in less than a month on police facilities in Imo State.
Some gunmen had on March 20 stormed the Isiala Mbano Divisional Police Headquarters in Umuelemai.
During the attack, the hoodlum injured a police officer and set ablaze files. They were said to have cordoned off the road before the attack.
On February 25, some gunmen razed the Aboh Mbaise Divisional Police Station in the state.
Some police officers have been killed and police facilities destroyed by gunmen who cart away rifles in similar attacks around the South-east and South-south regions, giving the impression that the attacks may have been coordinated.
