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Gunmen have freed about 1,000 prisoners from the Abolongo prison in Oyo town.
The gunmen arrived in their numbers around 10pm last night and started shooting sporadically, before releasing the inmates who fled to their various destinations.
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Two soldiers and two Amotekun corps reportedly died in the gun duel with the attackers, who later detonated a dynamite to break the prison wall to gain access.
Consequently, security has been beefed up in Oyo and environs on Saturday morning, a development leading to the re-arrest of some of the inmates who fled.
The Oyo State Police Command was yet to release an official statement to ascertain the actual number of the escapees from the correctional facility.