The Police Force Public Relations Officer Emmanuel Ojukwu yesterday said 35 out of the 721 inmates set free by the suspected Boko Haram sect in Bauchi have been re-arrested by the police. Ojukwu said at a press conference in Abuja yesterday that fighters armed with

general purpose machine guns and locally made bombs attacked and overwhelmed warders at the Federal Prison Bauchi and freed 721 inmates out of which 105 were members of the sect previously remanded in

prison custody. "35 prisoners have been recaptured and a handful of others have voluntarily returned to the prison. 1 soldier, 1 policeman and 2 civilians were killed during the attack while 4 others were injured," he said.

He said the administrative block, armoury and a van were set alight and 171 empty shells and live ammunitions were recovered.

Additional policemen have been dispatched to Bauchi and policemen in the neighboring states were asked to keep vigil. Police are conducting aerial patrol with helicopters, he added.