| Damaturu prison break | |
|---|---|
| Part of Terrorist attack | |
 | |
| Location | Yobe State, Northeastern Nigeria |
| Date | 2 June 2012 |
| Target | Jimeta prison, Damaturu |
Attack type | Prison break |
| Deaths | 8 |
| Perpetrators | Boko Haram |
No. of participants | 40 |
| Defenders | 41 |
The Damaturu prison break was an attack on the Jimeta prison at Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State in the northeastern Nigeria by 40 gunmen suspected to be members of the terrorist group Boko Haram. The attack is thought to have been a bid to rescue imprisoned members of Boko Haram.[1][2] About 40 prisoners escaped from the prison; seven inmates and one prison warden died.[3] The escaped prisoners were largely members of the insurgent.[4]
- ^ "Boko Haram prison break: Radical sect frees 40 in Nigeria". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014.
- ^ "BBC News - Nigeria unrest: Inmates escape in Damaturu jail attack". BBC News. 24 June 2012.
- ^ "Boko Haram kills eight frees 41 inmates in Damaturu prison attack". Pointblank News. 24 June 2012.
- ^ "Boko Haram invades Damaturu Prison, frees 40 prisoners". Vanguard News.