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1 prisoner killed in attempted breakout

PORT MORESBY: A prisoner was killed and five others injured after soldiers and warders rescued Buebi Prison commander Superintendent Samson Kisa who was taken hostage by inmates after he foiled their attempted breakout.

Ten inmates tried to break out of the prison on Thursday (Jan 6, 2022) morning.

The news break was reported by The National:

1 killed in attempted breakout

January 12, 2022The NationalMain Stories

By MIRIAM ZARRIGA
A PRISONER was killed and five others injured after soldiers and warders rescued a prison commander being held hostage by inmates after he foiled their attempted breakout.
Buebi Prison commanding officer Supt Samson Kisa in Imbonggu, Southern Highlands, was held hostage after he foiled an attempted breakout by 10 inmates on Thursday morning.
Prison officers and soldiers rescued him and in the process a prisoner was killed and another five injured.
Kisa and warders were doing their usual morning check in the prison compound when they came upon the attempted breakout.
Nearby in Chimbu, 23 people on remand broke out of the Barawagi Prison between 10pm and 11pm on Thursday.
Correctional Services Commissioner Stephen Pokanis told The National that from the two incidents, one prisoner was dead, 26 were now on the run and two recaptured.
Pokanis said at Buebi, when word reached warders that several prisoners were holding Kisa and another staff inside the prison, support was called for and a rescue operation was conducted.
“It occurred during the usual morning visits by the commanding officer and his officers to talk to (inmates),” he said.
“During the rescue, one prisoner was killed and another five injured.”
The five injured prisoners were taken to the Mendi General Hospital for treatment.
Pokanis told The National later that reports from the Mendi General Hospital confirmed that the five prisoners were forcefully taken away by their relatives “in the presence of a doctor and nurses on duty”.
“Prisoners holding the prison commander and his senior officer have reasons to do so and which, unfortunately, they themselves know,” he said.
“Holding an officer hostage is not new; this incident could be the third attempt in the history of the Correctional Services.”

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