President Bola Tinubu has ordered the re-arrest of inmates who escaped from prisons in the country between 2021 and 2022. VANGUARD reports.informationguidenigeria
The Minister of Interior, Bunmi Tunji-Ojo, who revealed this at a briefing in Abuja Wednesday, said the president wanted the escapee inmates recaptured as quickly as possible.JAMB Result
Between 2021 and 2022, there were at least seven attacks on prisons across the country where a large number of inmates escaped.
No fewer than 4,000 inmates who escaped from the seven prisons, including Kuje, Kogi, Jos, Abologo, Owerri, Okitipupa, and Oko prisons, are still at large.JAMB Portal
The minister, who disclosed this after inspecting facilities at the Nigerian Immigration Service and Nigerian Prisons Service, said the service would work hard to ensure the order given by the president on fleeing inmates was followed to the letter.
Tunji-Ojo said, “The president has given us a matching order and it involves recapturing the fleeing inmates. We will work with other security agencies to achieve this. We will work round the clock so that they are back from wherever they are. We will ensure that the ones inside do not go out.”NYSC Portal
“We will also not tolerate sabotage such as negligence of duty among others. We are ready to show the door to whoever wants to sabotage.”
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