In a startling incident at the Oke-Kura Correctional Centre in Ilorin, Kwara State, a prison inmate managed to seize a rifle from a correctional officer on Friday.
The inmate proceeded to shoot and wound a roadside vulcanizer nearby while being escorted out of the facility.
The injured vulcanizer received immediate medical attention for a gunshot wound to the stomach at a nearby facility.
Subsequently, the inmate was apprehended and held at the ‘C’ Division Police Station in Isale-Ojo, within the Ilorin metropolis. The incident, occurring around 8 in the morning, instilled fear and concern among locals, prompting them to seek cover.