Gunmen storm C’River Correctional Centre, kill one warder in failed attack

A Correctional Service officer was killed in a gun attack on the Afokang Correctional Complex in Calabar, Cross River State, on Wednesday night.

Affanga Etim, the spokesman for the State Command of the Correctional Service, confirmed the attack.

No convict managed to escape during the incident, according to Etim, who talked to newsmen in Calabar on Thursday.

He claimed, “When they arrived, they started fire on the security crew, who likewise fired back in kind. As a result, one Assistant Superintendent of Correction, or ASC, was killed.

“No inmate escaped or was killed, the attackers didn’t get close to the main facility.

“As we speak, we have deployed more armed personnel to the facility and everything is under control.”

Meanwhile, a mother and her six-years-old daughter were hit by stray bullets during the attack.

Platinum Times learnt that the State Comptroller is holding a crucial meeting with his management team over the prison attack as of the time of filing this report.