BREAKING NEWS: Army, SSS Repel Attempted Jailbreak By Bokoharam Detainees 20 Dead…

Not less than twenty Boko Haram detainees in the custody of the State Security Services at their Yellow House headquarters in Abuja are believed to have died in the shootout that occurred in the early hours of today.

According to reports, an agent whose duty it was to fed the detainees had gone to perform his duty when one of the Boko Haram men sighting an opportunity, pounced on him and was able to get hold of the operative’s gun with which he shot him after which the detainee freed some of his other colleagues in the SSS cells and attempted escape.

In the ensuing crisis, many of the operatives ran out of their office while those who were armed decided to take on the escaping detainees. Soldiers were also called in to help beef up security around the gate leading to the Presidential Villa while air patrol by military helicopters were also adopted in order to ensure that there was no band of escaping detainees joined by others to infiltrate the Presidential place of abode given the fact that the Yellow House is a stone throw to the Villa.

Abujareporter.com gathered that some of the escaping Boko Harama members were able to scale the fence and jump into the adjourning bush which is presently being combed by operatives. As at the time of filing this report, some of the operatives are still there while the roads in and out of the Yellow House remain cordoned off. As at the last count not less than 20 of the Boko Haram members who were in detention were killed as they battle the SSS operatives while three operatives were also seriously wounded.