The C.G of Prisons in Kogi, Ja’afaru Ahmed, has announced that
six out of the 13 prisoners that escaped from the Koton-Karfe prison in
Kogi State have been rearrested.
Ahmed noted that the six pre-trial detainees were recaptured with the
assistance of other security agencies and local vigilante groups.
He said they had been returned to the prison.
The CGP made this announcement when he visited the Koton-Karfe prison on an on-the-spot assessment of the incident.
A statement on Sunday by the Prison Service spokesman, Francis
Enobore quoted the CGP as confirming that 13 inmates escaped from the
prison on Saturday, comprising 10 pre-trial detainees and three
convicts.
He assured that appropriate measures were being put in place to
address congestion in prisons, particularly among awaiting trial
prisoners in line with the reform agenda of the Federal Government.
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