[Guardian Ng] THERE seems to be no end yet to the orgy of violence in Borno State as gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect members attacked a prison in Gwoza with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and petrol bombs, setting all the unspecified number of inmates free at about 6.30pm on Thursday..Gwoza, a border town with the Republic of Cameroun, is 135 kilometres southeast of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
According to an eyewitness and resident, Yahaya Inusa, the gunmen took the police and other security agents unawares. They came in three vehicles, chanting, 'God is great, God is great,' in Arabic language, before detonating IEDs and throwing of petrol bombs at the prison building, located near the emir's.
He said the gunmen operated unhindered. Residents and passersby, he added, had to scamper for safety, as one person was hit by a stray bullet in the chest and taken to hospital for treatment.
He said: "The attack on and bombing of the prison building lasted for only half an hour before the gunmen fled to unknown destination on the Gadamayo and Market roads of Gwoza town.
Spokesman of Borno State Police Command, Gideon Jibrin, Friday in Maiduguri confirmed the incident, adding that no arrest was made by either the JTF or police.