Nigerians have taken to Twitter and other social media platforms, to express shock at the jail break in Edo State, Benin City, Nigeria.
This follows prisoners were seen scaling the White House Prison fence and coming out through the gate, in Sapele road area of the ancient city.
Reports making the rounds suggest that hoodlums or #ENDSARS protesters were responsible for their release. Nigerians think this is an inside connivance on the part of prison officials, as an effort for the government to release military men to restore order in the country and stop the protest forcefully.
So basically the Nigerian Government re-enacted Prison Break? ?
— Peng Man ? (@pengmanmodel) October 19, 2020
As somebody who lived eight days in prison as an inmate during an undercover investigation, I can tell you that it's NOT possible for unarmed protesters or hoodlums to break into a prison in Edo State or elsewhere and set inmates free.
Ko possible, sir.
1/2#EndSARS— 'Fisayo Soyombo (@fisayosoyombo) October 19, 2020
No largescale jailbreak can succeed without: (i) the active connivance of prison insiders, (ii) the tacit support of prison security or (iii) the disguised involvement of prison authorities.
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— 'Fisayo Soyombo (@fisayosoyombo) October 19, 2020
The government is gonna bring out the military and apply curfew and take over. That’s been their plan and it’s working because i still don’t understand how normal civilians can break into secured prison and free convicted prisoners. #EndSARS
— MOELOGO (@moelogo) October 19, 2020
So you mean to tell me protesters without weapons broke into a maximum security prison that’s heavily guarded with armed policemen and big walls and freed prisoners without anything happening? #EndSARS pic.twitter.com/bvg60jp5YC
— Chemical Brother ? (@chemicalbrodar) October 19, 2020
Even when Michael Scofield broke out of prison , they didn’t open the gate like that.
Edo State dey Bobo us. #EndSARS— ???????? ???. (@kusssman) October 19, 2020