According to the statement by ASP Ogbajie the jailbreak took place about 1147hrs on Wednesday, 27 December 2017. A total of four prisoners have lost their lives, seven recaptured and 36 still at large during a jailbreak at the Ikot Ekpene Prison in Akwa-Ibom State.The sad incident was made known by the Nigerian Prison Service in a statement by ASP Ogbajie J. Ogbajie, the Akwa Ibom Command Public Relations Officer on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 How it occurredAccording to the statement by ASP Ogbajie the jailbreak took place about 1147hrs on Wednesday, 27 December 2017.”There was an attack on kitchen staff that were on duty at Ikot Ekpene Prison in Akwa-Ibom State by some prisoners. “They seized an axe from fellow inmate attached to the kitchen, inflicting a deep cut to inmates’ head in the process and immediately made for the rear entrance to the prison. They broke the door with the axe and engaged the staff that chased after them in battle.
