There were explosions and sporadic gunfire as terrorists reportedly attacked Kuje Medium Custodial Centre, Abuja on Tuesday night.
Investigation revealed that the suspected terrorists invaded the facility from the back of the premises.
The bandits were said to have attempted to shoot their way to the prison to free some of their members in detention.
Residents in the area said they have been hearing sporadic shootings consistently for 20 minutes along the prison area but no one dared to come out.
Reports said that a high calibre bomb had first gone off at about 10:25pm followed by a second and third blasts as well as sporadic gunshots that threw residents into panic mode and they scampered for safety.
Fear pervaded the area as the shootings became intense. The terrorists were reported to have attacked the prison with bombs.
There are reports that the authorities had received intelligence reports of the high possibility of an attack there a few hours before the invasion.
