{{In DRCongo, 17 prisoners are said to have escaped from the central prison in Kisangani October 29, at dawn.}}
Its alleged that the prisoners drilled the wall of the prison complex and escaped without the knowledge of national police manning the Prison.
Five detainees were immediately arrested by the Congolese National Police.
The police at the prison were alerted by the sound of the bell inside the prison. They then deployed around the prison.
They found that some prisoners went out through the hole drilled through the wall.
Its said that they fired a shot into the air. In the panic, some were unable to escape and the police arrested five of them.
These escapees were kept in the dormitory 23. According to the director of the central prison, most inmates housed in this place were convicted. He said it was difficult to know exactly who they are.
The director of the Central Prison said that the only solution to prevent escape is to decongest the prison.
He proposes the transfer of sentenced inmates to maximum security prison of Osio.
The Kisangani Central Prison has over 800 inmates.
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