Restrictions on the entries imposed by the administration of the Penitentiary Pole of Abidjan, the largest prison in the country, caused a riot having caused 12 injured without making other victims.
After having controlled the start of the riot at the penitentiary pole of Abidjan, the authorities indicated that they have started a ” fierce struggle Against the introduction of drugs on prison space.
As part of this struggle, the director of prison administration has taken measures to regulate the management of common spaces, including the Central Promenade Court, which has become the main place of all trafficking.
« It is to the application of this measure that, this Monday, April 14, 2025, prisoners opposed, going so far as to demolish certain installations, in particular the separation grids of the various penal establishments “Indicates the prison administration.
-But, thanks to the intervention of prison agents, supported by the police and the national gendarmerie, the order was established and calm returned. The order to restore the order caused no deaths, underlines the prison administration.
According to sources close to the prison administration, measures have been taken to restrict outings on the prison space. From April 14, 2025, the outings of prisoners in the courtyard are ” Reduced by 3 hours on Mondays and 4 hours on other days ”.
For some time, prohibited substances have been seized in penal establishments in Côte d’Ivoire. Amounts of drugs have been ” recently Discoveries at Abidjan prison, after the dismantling of a drug network at the criminal house in Bouaké (center).
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