The federal government has ordered probe into prison break in Koton Karfe Correctional Centre in Kogi State where 12 inmates fled.
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior said this in response to the outrage that the inmates broke free through the tower in the early hours of Monday March 24.
This is contained in a statement by Babatunde Alao, Media aide to the Minister of Interior who also described the incident as unfortunate.
The Minister vows to ensure all fleeing inmates are captured leveraging the service’s robust biometrics and already deployed technology solutions.
According to him, “We are on top of the situation. Our men are on ground in Kogi, and I have ordered a comprehensive audit of the situation”.
“The Minister has also ordered the Acting Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Ndidi, to visit the Facility in Kogi to evaluate the situation, and commence a comprehensive audit to unravel the events that led to the incident.
TheNewspad reports that one of the fleeing inmates has been recaptured. In addition, audit of the inmates have commenced, while security around the various Custodial Centres in the State has been beefed up.
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