Kabba prison in Kogi State
Kogi prison attack: NCoS rearrests 114 inmates
Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) says it has rearrested 114 inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kabba, Kogi State.
It would be recalled that following the jailbreak which occurred at the Kabba prison, Sunday night, when unidentified gunmen invaded the facility, and reportedly freed 240 inmates, the government initiated ‘recapture procedure.’
The NCoS confirmed that 294 inmates were in custody, out of which 224 were pre-trial detainees and 70 convicted inmates.
In an updated statement on Tuesday, the spokesman of the Corrections, Francis Enobore said security operatives were in the trail of those still on the run.
“Following the attack on the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kabba in Kogi State on 12th September 2021 and the swift intervention of the Controller General of Corrections, Haliru Nababa mni, a total of 114 escapees have been recaptured.”
A statement confirming the attack by the Public Relations Officer, Francis Enobore, on behalf of the Controller-General of Corrections, Haliru Nababa, said ‘the incident took place at about 23.45hrs on 12th September, 2021. The attackers in their number were said to have arrived at the Custodial Centre heavily armed and immediately engaged the armed guards in a fierce gun battle.”
Continuing, Enobore said the Controller-General of Corrections, Haliru Nababa ‘has ordered a recapture procedure to be activated immediately and detailed investigation carried out even as he personally leads a team to assess the situation.
“He appealed to the general public to provide useful intelligence that will assist in recapturing the escapees to security operatives.”
Kabba MSCC was established in 2008 with a capacity of 200.
“At the time of the invasion, 294 inmates were in custody out of which 224 are pre-trial detainees and 70 convicted inmates,” the statement read.
