Prison Break at Oko Federal Prison, Benin

A Prison  Break has taken place in the early hours of sunday morning 19th August 2012 at Oko Federal  Maximum Prisons, Benin.

The prison in is said to have been bombed by suspected criminals in a bid to release specific inmates condemned to death, who happen to be friends of the criminals who bombed the prisons.

Presently it is reported that eight inmates have escaped from the prison custody due to this attack on it by unknown gunmen.

The attack took place  at about 1:40 am, and the criminals were in  possession of sophisticated weapons including dynamites. It was gathered that two out of the escaping inmates were however apprehended by the prison officials.