Gunmen Invade Warri Seven Prison Wardens Killed

Residents in Warri scampered for safety yesterday morning, when unknown gunmen attacker ed and killed killed at least seven Prison warders who were conveying some of the prison inmates to court.
It was gathered that the bloody incident took place at about nine o’clock in the morning when the vehicles in which the prison warders were conveying some of the prison inmates to court was attacked at the Okere Roundabout in Warri.

Sources said that four of the prisons officials were killed on the spot when the gunmen suddenly opened fire on their vehicle. Three other officials were said to be lying critically hurt in an undisclosed hospital in the area following gunshot wounds they received during their gun battle with the attackers.
The armed gang were said to have operated with two vehicles which they parked at the ever-busy roundabout unknown to the prison officials.

Police authorities, confirming the report, said that the gunmen laid an ambush for the court-bound van.

The Okere Roundabout, which is normally busy with human and vehicular traffic, is situated about 200 meters from the Warri Prison in the heart of the oil-rich city of Warri, the administrative headquarters of Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State.
The sporadic shooting during the attack sent shock waves into the nerves of residents who were thinking other wise and had people running for dear life.Culled from SaharaReporters

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