Eko Hot Blog reports that a prison inmate at the Oke-Kura Correctional Centre in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, seized a rifle from a warder on Friday and proceeded to shoot and wound a roadside vulcanizer nearby.
According to DAILY POST, the Incident happened while the prison warder was escorting prison inmates out of the facility, the offender seized the officer’s firearm and discharged it, injuring an unidentified vulcanizer.
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Following the incident, the vulcanizer who suffered a gunshot wound to the stomach received prompt medical attention at a nearby facility, while the inmate was held at the ‘C’ Division Police Station in Isale-Ojo, within the Ilorin metropolis.
The incident, which happened at around eight in the morning, sent locals running for cover, causing dread and concern.
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