The mayor of eastern Congolese city of Beni on Tuesday said 900 prisoners had escaped from jail, including members of an Islamist militant group. Modeste Bakwanamaha said rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and other rebel groups were among those who had been sprung from the jail by attackers using welding equipment. Out of
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Hoodlums have broken into the Benin, Edo state, correctional centre, on Monday, with a number of prisoners escaping from the facility.. A witness confirmed the incident to newsmen. Watch video below.. Details shortly….
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Ground and an aerial manhunt is underway in northeast Uganda where 200 inmates overpowered their guards and escaped with weapons after a shootout , the country ’s prison commissioner told AFP on Thursday . The prisoners seized guns from the armory at a government prison in Moroto , about 460 kilometers ( 286 miles )
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