The Calabar Correctional Centre in Cross River State has responded to a gunman attack on its facilities by announcing the death of one of its guards, Mr Polycarp Essien, who was caught in the crossfire with the mystery gunmen on Wednesday evening.
Suprintendent Effangha Etim, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) in Calabar, stated this on Thursday to Prime9jaOnline.
According to the PRO, the armed guys rushed the backside of the Correctional Centre and commenced an attack on the facility, shooting irregularly in order to terrify the officers on duty and gain access to the facility.
"Our men had no choice but to repel the attack." Unfortunately, one of our officers was killed in the fight and got the armed gunmen overpowered.
“So far, we are currently trying to carry out an investigation to unravel the mystery behind this attack,” Etim stated.
Prime9jaOnline gathered that, gunmen suspected to be militants had on Wednesday evening launched attack on the custodial facility in Calabar, which is located around Afokang community, Calabar South LGA of Cross River State and killed one of the custodial officials on duty, Mr. Polycarp Essien.
The gunmen were said to have come from one of the nearby creeks to unleash mayhem on the Correctional Centre before fleeing back into the creeks with gunshot injuries upon realising the superior firepower of the correctional officers.