Updated: Jos prison under attack

The Jos Correctional Centre is currently under heavy attack by suspected bandits.

Sound of sporadic gun shots is everywhere.

The correction Centre is located close to the Plateau State Police Command headquarters and state office of the Department of State Services (DSS).

The bandits were said to have pretended to be on a visit before they opened fire on reaching the gate of the correctional facility.

Efforts to reach the spokesperson of the Plateau command of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) were unsuccessful.

However, a senior official of the Service, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on condition of anonymity, said that five inmates attempted to escape but were stopped by armed personnel of the service.

“Five inmates had tried to escape during the exchange of gunfire but were promptly resisted and re-arrested by our armed men,” he said.

There is currently heavy presence of joint security personnel around the correctional centre.