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 in a bid to rescue their members in the prison^[1][2]. About 41 prisoners escaped from the prison leaving a total of 8 prisoners dead, 7 christian inmates and 1 prison warder^[3]. The escaped prisoners were largely members of the insurgent^[4].

Incident

The incident occurred on sunday 4 june 2012 in the morning^[5]. It was reported that the terrorist attacked the prison through the Emir's palace during curfew hours imposed by the Yobe state government^[6]. The entering of the terrorist drew the attention of the armed prison guards and other security agencies within the prison, resulting in an exchange of gunfire between the terrorist and the security personnels^[7]. The escapee was largely members of the insurgent^[8]. The prison break resulted in the death of 7 christian prisoners and 1 prison official leaving several people injured^[9][10].