A group of suspected thugs have infiltrated the Benin Prison popularly called White House, setting several inmates in one of the cells free.
A number of persons were said to have sustained injuries after the armed squad of prison officials engaged the suspected hoodlums in gunfire.
Also destroyed was the High Court 4 which is beside the prison where the hoodlums vandalised
The hoodlums started gathering along Sapele Road beside the prison as early as 7 am setting bonfires and sending back road users.
They launched their attack when their number had swelled considerably, broke a part of the wall while some climbed the fence into the prison yard.
