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Cameroon: Prisoners rape female inmates, police kills four Wed. January 03, 2007 12:54 pm. - Hajarah Kizza (SomaliNet) Cameroon’s police killed four prisoners, after they went wild and invaded cells belonging to female prisoners, raping some of them. This took place as the prison wardens were on strike. All this happened at Kondengui maximum security prison in Cameroon’s capital yesterday. The four dead were shot dead as they tried to escape. "The prisoners were trying to take advantage of an ongoing strike by warders to jump jail. They had planned their action very well ... They cut off the electricity supply line to the barbed wire above the prison wall so as to ease their escape. Security forces within the prison first fired warning shots into the air, but that did not prevent from trying to climb over the wall. We were then obliged to shoot at them to prevent any escape," a police official narrated to Reuters. The prisoners further raided ex government officials in prison, walking away with their property. Cameroon’s Prime Minister Ephraim Inoni's office has already said that an investigation into the matter is taking place. Somalinet will bring you the details as they happen. The prison wardens went on strike, demanding better working conditions. News Category: Africa Latest Headlines Latest News Somalia: Somali pirates hijack second Stolt ship-of... Libya: 6 killed as gun battles break out in southeas... Nigeria: Militants threaten to renew "oil war" if a... Zimbabwe: Opposition chief Tsvangirai rejects SADC c... Philippine: Troops kill 10 Muslim rebels in the troub... Ivory Coast: Political leaders postpone November 3... Rwanda: Thousands protest against arrest of Rwa... Nicaragua: Thousands riot after Nicaragua local elec... India negotiating a $1.5 -billion arms deal with Isra... Sudan, Chad restore full diplomatic ties, exchange e... More News...