Nigeria: Five Inmates Electrocuted, 10 Others Injured in Ikoyi Correctional Centre

2 December 2019

No fewer than five inmates were Monday electrocuted and 10 others left with varying degrees of injuries, by a naked electric cable at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre.

Formerly known as Ikoyi Medium Prisons, the incident which happened this morning has left the survivors battling for their lives in an undisclosed hospital.

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