A funny video of a Nigerian man asking why armpits exist is going viral online. But something even more surprising happened on the same day in Ilorin.

On Tuesday, June 24, drama broke out at an Area Court in Ilorin when a former prisoner, Segun Samuel, tried to run away from the court.

The police prosecutor, ASP Samuel Mayowa, said the man used a broomstick to unlock the chains on his legs. After that, he headed to the bathroom and managed to climb over the court’s fence.

“He has four different criminal cases in this court. One of the cases was heard on Monday and he was sentenced to one year imprisonment. In the second criminal case, he was sentenced to six months community service and the third case was supposed to be heard today, before he pulled that stunt.

“Fortunately, the prison warder and the police officers on the court grounds jumped in and went after him,” he said.

Mayowa added that the police, along with help from local residents, searched the area and found the escapee hiding in an abandoned building in the Oke-Suna area of Ilorin.

After finding him, the authorities contacted the Correctional Service, and the ex-convict was arrested and returned to custody.