She managed to escape to a neighbour's house and was rushed to hospital with a fractured jaw, missing teeth, black eyes, a broken nose and internal injuries.
Chibueze, who was brought to the court alongside other arrested suspects, escaped when gunmen in a sports utility vehicle, which had been parked at the premises, opened fire immediately he disembarked from the prison van.
Ifeanyi Dike was arrested shortly after the gruesome murder, but his attempt to escape custody led to his recapture. He was subsequently sentenced to death by hanging.
They argued that apart from caging Nigerians into prison-like living styles, it has also predisposed them to avoidable dangers of losing their lives in case of emergency situations.