BREAKING: Scores of inmates escape as hoodlums break into Ondo prison

At least 58 hoodlums have escaped after hoodlums attacked and set ablaze a police station and a correctional centre in the Okitipupa area of Ondo State.

Spokesperson for the Ondo Police Command, ASP Tee Leo-Ikoro confirmed this to Channels Television in a telephone interview.

According to witnesses, some officers were injured during the attack, however it remains unclear if any death was recorded in the attacks. (Channels TV)