source: Undisclosed Source
actor1: Rioters (Somalia)
actor2: Police Forces of Somalia (2017-) Prison Guards
location: Garowe
notes: On 6 Jan 2019, a group of high-risk prisoners in Garowe Prison overpowered and captured a guard and removed his prison keys that they used to release other inmates. The prisoners staged a riot, denouncing the prison's conditions. There were reports of injuries.