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The Headquarters of Nigerian Correctional Service on Wednesday confirmed that peace has gradually returned to Owerri Custodial Centre in Imo State following the recent invasion of the facility by gunmen suspected to members of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB).
Spokesperson of the Service, Mr Francis Enobore, in a statement in Abuja, also disclosed that the Centre has recovered a total of 48 inmates who escaped in the wake of the invasion thus increasing the number of inmates currently in custody to 84, including those that resisted the temptation to escape during the attack.
According to him, among the escapees, 11 were recaptured by men of the 211 Nigerian Airforce Base, Owerri while others either came back on their own volition or were returned by their relations, traditional rulers and religious leaders.