Jailbreak: Over 3,000 Escapee Inmates Still on the Run, Aregbesola Reveals
- There is a new development regarding inmates who escaped from various custodial centres in Nigeria
- According to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, over 3000 inmates that escaped from various custodial centres are still on the run
- The minister noted that the recent attacks on some correctional facilities showed the high level of insecurity in the country
Abuja- The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said that there are over 3000 inmates still at large, following jailbreaks in Nigeria within the last year.
Speaking at a media briefing organized by the Presidential Media Team at the State House in Abuja on Thursday, November 11, Aregbesola further disclosed that 4,860 inmates escaped from various custodial centres from 2020 till date, and out of this, 984 have been recaptured, Channels TV reported.
This leaves the country with about 3876 inmates out of custody.
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According to Aregbesola, biometrics of all inmates in the country have been captured, and it is the hope of the Federal Government that this exercise will aid the tracking and rearrest of the escapees.
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The former governor of Osun state stressed that the recent attacks on some correctional facilities in the country are a reflection of the insecurity in Nigeria.
He explained that the government is on the trail of some of the attackers with a couple of them arrested in Imo state.
The minister assured Nigerians that a ministerial task force will soon be inaugurated to enforce the re-arrest of all escapees and their collaborators.
Jailbreak: Correctional service releases names, images of 122 inmates who escaped from Oyo
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that following the jailbreak that occurred at a prison facility in Oyo state, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) has published the names and photos of 122 inmates who escaped from detention.
It was reported that on Wednesday, October 27, NCS announced the development after unidentified gunmen attacked the correctional facility in Abolongo, Oyo and freed several prisoners.
It was gathered that no fewer than 463 inmates had been recaptured with more than 300 still at large.
You have no power to install CCTV, Aregbesola tells Makinde
In another report, Legit.ng reported that Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola advised Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde against installing security cameras in Abolongo prison.
Makinde during a visit to the facility had promised the people that his government would take immediate steps to protect the facility.
However, the minister of interior noted that he wasn't aware if the governor had such power to do that in a correctional facility.
Source: Legit.ng
