- The State Command of the Correctional Service, Affanga Etim, confirmed the attack.
- Etim confirmed that no inmate escaped during the attack, as stated by newsmen in Calabar on Thursday.
A Correctional Service officer was killed by gunmen on Wednesday night at the Afokang Correctional Facility in Calabar, Cross River State.
Affanga Etim, the State Command of the Correctional Service’s spokesperson, confirmed the attack.
Speaking to reporters in Calabar on Thursday, Etim stated that no prisoner had fled during the assault.
According to him, “When they came, they opened fire on the security team who also responded in like manner and in the process, an Assistant Superintendent of Correction, 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.
It was 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.