Gunmen suspected to be militants have attacked Afokang Federal Prison in Cross River State, killing a security guard.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the militants, who reportedly stormed the prison from the nearby Calabar creeks, gunned down the guard and took away his gun.
According to sources, the militants did not gain access to the prison yard but only operated at the main gate.
It is understood that the incident might be related to feeding, as there has been grumbling that the new state comptroller sliced food rations to the inmates.
The comptroller summoned an emergency meeting at the head office of the Correctional Centre opposite the Millennium Park, Calabar, over the prison attack.
A resident of the area, Godwin Esu, said, “The incident happened around 9 p.m. We heard gunshots. We knew it came from the prison. Then there was a stampede. It was after those who shot had gone that we were told that an officer was killed.”
The Public Relations Officer of Cross River State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service, DSC Effanga Etim, has confirmed the incident.
