Hoodlums free over 2,000 inmates in Imo

No fewer than 2,000 inmates on Monday morning escaped from the Imo state’s Correctional Facility near the State Government House.

This happened when suspected hoodlums attacked the Correctional Facility in Owerri, the state capital.

The hoodlums also attacked the State Police command headquarters where they freed another 600 suspects in custody.

They set the police headquarters ablaze with dozens of vehicles burnt in the process.

According to sources, the attack started around 1:30am and ended around 3:30am without any resistance.