A guard stands by the gate of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in this file photo. INQUIRER PHOTO / JOAN BONDOC
The Maximum Security Compound of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) is on lockdown following two incidents that left six people hurt, including one who is in a coma.
A source privy to the incident said the commotion started Thursday morning inside Dorm 13-C Quadrant 3 when a member of the Sputnik group was caught stealing from a Batang Cebu member.
The source said the thief was hit with a hammer and was comatose.
The following day, Sputnik group members retaliated with a sumpak, a homemade gun, wounding five people.
All dormitories have been locked and visitation rights suspended, the source said.
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II in a text message confirmed the incident but refused to give further details.
“I am still waiting for the official report,” Aguirre said. /cbb