By Ayodele Oni
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed that one of its personnel lost his life in the early morning jail break. It ,also confirmed that two of the escaped jail breakers have been recaptured.
Reacting to the escape of 12 inmates from the Koton Karfe Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kogi in the early hours of Monday, NCoS explained that investigation is on to unravel circumstances behind the action.
The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), NCoS, Mr Abubakar Umar, made this known in an interview with the News Agency in Abuja.
Umar said that two of the escaped inmates have been recaptured, while efforts are being made to recapture the remaining 10 inmates.
Umar assured that a comprehensive investigation has been launched to unravel the circumstances surrounding the jail break.
“We are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident especially to determine how the inmates managed to break out without causing structural damage.
“Unfortunately, one of our officers lost his life during the incident.
“We are working closely with the Police and other security agencies to ensure that the escaped inmates are rearrested and brought back to custody.”
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