| 2017 Kidapawan jail siege | |
|---|---|
.svg)  Kidapawan Kidapawan (Philippines) | |
| Location | Barangay Amas, Kidapawan, Philippines |
| Date | January 4, 2017 around 1:00 (UTC+8) |
| Target | North Cotabato Provincial Jail |
Attack type | Prison break |
| Deaths | 7 (1 guard, 1 barangay official, 5 prisoners) |
| Perpetrators | Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters |
No. of participants | 100 armed men (attackers) |
| Defenders | North Cotabato Police |
The 2017 Kidapawan jail siege occurred when about a hundred unidentified armed men attacked the North Cotabato Provincial Jail in Kidapawan, Philippines at around midnight freeing at least 158 inmates. Five inmates, a barangay official and a prison guard died in the siege. The jail break resulting from the attack is reportedly the biggest in the history of North Cotabato.[1]
- ^ Rizal, Paulo (January 4, 2017). "Davao City jail wardens, police in full alert after Kidapawan jail attack". Davao Today. Retrieved January 4, 2017.