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5 inmates killed in Ivory Coast prison when search turns violent
- Five inmates were killed in a violent clash during a routine search at Bouake prison in Ivory Coast on Tuesday, officials reported Wednesday.
- The clash stemmed from prisoners reacting aggressively to a search for prohibited items, with security officers arriving amid attacks by prisoners armed with clubs and machetes.
- Officials also seized cannabis, Tramadol, mobile phones, and three grenades during the search, while six officers and 23 prisoners were injured in the incident.
- Public prosecutor Abel Nangbel Yeo stated that the officers discharged warning shots as they withdrew, but did not give further information regarding the circumstances of the inmates' deaths.
- The prosecutor's office opened an investigation into the Tuesday events, which highlight ongoing criticism about overcrowding and poor conditions in Ivory Coast prisons.
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Tragic Clashes at Ivory Coast Prison Spark Investigation
Five inmates were killed in an Ivory Coast prison during a violent clash following a search for prohibited items. The incident in Bouake highlighted ongoing issues with prison conditions, leading to an investigation. The UN previously criticized overcrowding and poor conditions in the country's prisons.
Five detainees were killed on Tuesday 3 June in Bouaké prison, an important city in central Côte d'Ivoire, during a search that...
Deadly clash erupts during prison search in Ivory Coast, leaving five inmates dead - The Zambian Observer
Astandard contraband sweep at Bouake prison in Ivory Coast spiraled into deadly violence Tuesday, leaving five inmates dead and nearly 30 others injured, according to authorities. Public prosecutor Abel Nangbelé Yeo revealed in a statement Wednesday that the unrest began when inmates responded with “hostility” to the scheduled search. Bouake, the country’s second-largest city, is […] The post Deadly clash erupts during prison search in Ivory Coa…
A violent mutiny broke out on Tuesday, June 3 at the Bouaké Penal House in Côte d'Ivoire, killing five and wounding twenty-nine, according to an official statement by the public prosecutor. The incident occurred as the prison administration was conducting a routine search of the prison. Tensions began when the officers attempted to intervene in the E Building, where several prisoners were particularly hostile. They attacked them with gourdins, m…
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