Two other prison officers yesterday testified before the Commission of Inquiry into the prison unrest, where they both made claims of alerting the Operations Room staff to the existence of a fire at the prison.
Superintendent of Prisons Nicklon Elliot, who was named several times in witness testimonies as the person who made contact with the prison’s Operations Room to inform them there was a fire at the Capital A division, was called first to lead evidence yesterday.
Elliot reported for duty on the morning of March 3, and being second in charge of the prison at that time, he was tasked with overlooking the day-to-day operations of the institution. He said at about 08:30 hrs, prison ranks, including those who had been deployed from other locations, were briefed by the Director of Prisons and the Officer in Charge Kevin Pilgrim about the day’s operations,
