Millionaire’s detention ignites jailbreak worry in Anambra

Jail Break

The detention of a millionaire (name withheld) on the Awka prison in Anambra nation has raised the concern of jailbreak within the region.


A prison source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, advised Southern town news on Tuesday that there could be plot by using unidentified people to facilitate the get away of a few influential inmates of the jail.

He stated, “The jailbreak plot might not be unconnected with the presence of some influential men and women currently under prosecution in courtroom and detained in Awka prison.

“most of the prominent humans in the prison are chief Emmanuel Nwude and some of his kinsmen from Abagana, who are going through homicide fee following their depend with the Ukpo network.

“We heard the plan to purpose the jailbreak is to get some large men inside the jail currently below prosecution for murder, get away.”

Southern metropolis news learnt that the millionaire become declared wanted by means of the Anambra kingdom Police Command in September, 2016.

He become later arrested and arraigned over a communal disaster related to his network and Ukpo. he is nonetheless under detention.

A vigilante from Ukpo, Emmanuel Okafor, turned into allegedly killed in the clash, while a police station and two police trucks at Ukpo had been torched inside the fracas.

Reacting to the speculation, the Comptroller of Prisons, Anambra nation, Mr. Ubaike Anthony, confirmed that the prison in Awka have been experiencing restiveness within the last  weeks.