HURIDE Condemns coordinated jailbreak in Edo prisons frowned at the burning and killings in different parts of country.
The Human Rights,Liberty Access and Peace Defenders Foundation (HURIDE) has unequivocally comdemned the coordinatef jailbreak in two Benin prisons in Edo State and wanton destruction of lives and properties by suspected hoodlums who infiltrated the End SARS protesters. The miscreants under the cover of End SARS protesters broke into the Prison in Benin and set the notorious criminals free especially over 130 serving different life sentences. These has fuelled speculation that most of the protesters are criminals who wants to use the protest to commit heinous crime by invading prison yards and forcefully releasing suspected bandits serving different jail terms in the two prisons. The actions of these youths, said HURIDE, were highly " reprehensible , despicable, strange,evil and against the letters of ENDSARS peaceful protest throughout the country" not done with their criminal activities, they burnt down different police stations and killed unarmed police officers and