Tragedy as Inmates Electrocuted in Nigeria's Ikoyi Prison
A power surge at the prison caused an electrical wire to break and fall on the sleeping inmates. Authorities are still investigating the incident.
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Nigeria:
Ikoyi Prison Tragedy - How 6 Inmates Were Electrocuted
Vanguard, 3 December 2019
Six inmates, serving various prison terms at Ikoyi Correctional Center, Lagos, yesterday, reportedly died after an electrical cable exploded. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Five Prisoners Die of Electrocution in Overcrowded Nigerian Prison
Premium Times, 3 December 2019
At least five prisoners died of electrocution at the Ikoyi prison in Lagos on Monday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Five Inmates Electrocuted At Ikoyi Custodial Centre
Daily Trust, 3 December 2019
Five inmates have been killed as a result of an electrical fault in one of the cells at the Ikoyi Medium Security Custodial Centre, Lagos. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Ikoyi Prison Power Surge Five Dead, Seven Injured, Aregbesola Confirms
Vanguard, 2 December 2019
The Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Monday confirmed the deaths of five inmates and seven injured inmates at the Ikoyi Centre of the Nigerian Correctional Service. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Several Inmates Electrocuted At Ikoyi Prison
Premium Times, 2 December 2019
An electric power accident has been reported at the Ikoyi Prison, a major correctional facility in Lagos. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Five Inmates Electrocuted, 10 Others Injured in Ikoyi Correctional Centre
This Day, 2 December 2019
No fewer than five inmates were Monday electrocuted and 10 others left with varying degrees of injuries, by a naked electric cable at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre. Read more »