Lagos prison break
The Lagos Prison Break occurred on October 10, 2014, when five persons escaped from the Kirikiri Medium Prison.
Incident
The incident was reported to have occurred on 10 October 2014 at around 4 pm. The prison break was unsuccessful as a result of a collaborative effort of the Kirikiri divisional police officers and the officers of the Nigerian Prisons Services on duty, who prevented the prison break.The incident was linked with a minor riot that occurred within the prison, a riot whose causes were unclear.