Comoros: Jailbreak in Moroni, Comoros As Dozens Escaped.

According to the authorities, dozens of detainees have escaped in the Comoros by just strolling out of the jail’s main gate in the capital, Moroni. The public prosecutor attributed the early morning jailbreak to careless security officers. The 38 men’s escape, a government spokesman told news agencies, looked to have been planned ahead of time.

African Map Indicating Comoros Island.

The islands nation in the Indian Ocean has their biggest jail in Moroni, which is overcrowded and is also in poor condition. According to Ali Said. The facility has been criticized for poor conditions of detention in the past. With a capacity of 90 places, the Moroni prison was holding more than 200 inmates. Its capacity is more than doubled by the 200 convicts housed there. The investigation has begun, and the fugitives are still at large.

People waiting at the jail gate

Public prosecutor Ali Mohamed Djounaid stated that he believe the jailbreak must has been masterminded by a soldier who was imprisoned last year over the death of a football supporter during a World Cup qualifying tournament. “The soldier who fired the shots at the Malouzini football stadium in Moroni was the one who masterminded the jail break and he is among the fugitives, none of whom have so far been caught, Ali Said, the prison service chief, said. According to Comoros Infos, a privately owned website, “insider collusion” made the escape possible.

Moroni Prison jailbreaks are not unusual. 2020 witnessed 23 prisoners break free under understandable circumstances, and over 40 prisoners disappear as the public was enjoying their country’s football team’s victory over Kenya. Comoros is southern African country of 870,000 people, in the Indian Ocean archipelago