Kogi prison break
| Kogi prison break | |
|---|---|
| Part of Boko Haram insurgency | |
| Location | Kogi State, North-central Nigeria |
| Date | 2 November 2014 |
Attack type | Prison break |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrators | Boko Haram |
No. of participants | Unknown |
| Defenders | 144 prisoners escaped |
The Kogi prison break was an attack on Koto-Karffi Federal Medium Security Prisons in Kogi State, in north-central Nigeria by unknown gunmen suspected to be members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram. The attack occurred on 2 November 2014. About 144 prisoners escaped from the prison; 1 inmate was shot and killed during the attack. The escaped prisoners were largely awaiting trial for robbery. Twelve inmates returned to the prison to serve out their sentences and about 45 escaped prisoners were recaptured altogether.