Date: 2016-11-21

Officials of the Nigeria Prison Service (NPS) in Kwara State have been put on the red alert following alleged riot by inmates at two different prisons in the state.

At least six inmates were said to have died while about five are on danger list following injuries sustained in the melee.

The incidents, according to a prison source, occurred at Mandala Prisons on Ilorin-Alapa road and Oke-Kura prisons in Ilorin metropolis.

It was learnt the inmates, who were in the condemned inmates' cell, protested the substandard quality of their food.

"It has become a culture of the condemned inmates to enact a riot scene yearly, especially when December is approaching, with the ulterior motive to cause a jail break," the source said.

He added that while the Mandala prison scene was brought under control, the Oke-Kura episode recorded deaths.

Minna Zonal Comptroller Musa Maiyaki has visited the state for a firsthand information.

The source said while the comptroller was addressing prison operatives, inmates regrouped and attempted to cause trouble.