The Federal Government has freed 178 inmates from various custodial centres in Jigawa through the Ministry of Interior. Spokesman of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) in Jigawa, Mr Muhammad Sani, made this known in a statement he issued in Dutse on Thursday. He stated that the NCoS Controller in Jigawa, Mr Muazu Garba-Charanchi, freed the
Owerri Jail Invasion: Operatives recapture 48 fleeing inmates
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By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA
Security operatives have recaptured 48 fleeing inmates of the Owerri Custodial Centre who had escaped from the facility on Monday when gunmen invaded the facility, forcefully releasing about 1,844 inmates.
Spokesman of the Nigeria Correctional Service NCoS, CC Francis Enobore disclosed this in a statement Wednesday in Abuja.
He said; “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)”.
Giving further details, Mr Enobore said; “As of 1550hrs today, 7th April 2021, the Centre has recovered a total of 48 inmates who escaped in the wake of the invasion thus increasing the number of inmates presently in custody to 84, including those that resisted the temptation to escape during the attack.