By Deborah Nnamdi
The Federal Government has directed an immediate investigation into the recent break at the Federal Correctional Centre in Koton Karfe, the headquarters of Kogi Local Government Area in Kogi State.
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in a statement by his Media Adviser, Babatunde Alao on Monday in Abuja, described the incident as unfortunate.
He vowed to ensure that all fleeing inmates are captured by leveraging the service’s robust biometrics and already deployed technology solutions.
The Minister also ordered the Acting Comptroller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, to visit the facility in Kogi to evaluate the situation, and commence a comprehensive audit to unravel the events that led to the incident.
“We are on top of the situation. Our men are on ground in Kogi, and I have ordered a comprehensive audit of the situation,” he said.
One officer killed, three fleeing inmates nabbed
The Acting Controller General, Nigeria Correctional Service, Sly Nwakuche in a a press briefing on Monday at the Koton Karfe correctional centre
disclosed the arrest of three fleeing inmates.
He regretted that one of the officers of the correctional service was killed by the escaped prison inmates.
Nwakuche vowed that the remaining escapee will be apprehended.
He called on the general public to provide security agencies with all the needed information that will lead to the arrest of all the prison inmates who escaped from custody.
There was a reported jailbreak at the facility on Monday, with at least, 12 inmates said to have escaped, while a custodial official was said to be missing in action.
