200 INMATES ESCAPE FROM MINNA PRISON JAILBREAK
The Police boss appealed to the general public to assist security agencies in tracking and apprehending the escaped prisoners.
Similarly, the Ministry of Interior said on Monday afternoon Abdulrahman Dambazau in a statement , that 30 of the inmates who escaped from the Minna Medium Security Prison on Sunday night have been re-arrested.
The Ministry spokesman Jibrin Ndace, in a statement disclosed this after an on the spot assessment of the prison and also revealed that the federal government is building 3000 capacity prison in each geopolitical zone and recruiting 6000 personnel.
He admitted that there were security lapses at Minna Prison, “There are security gaps to be addressed in the prisons such as manpower, decongestion.”
The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello, in his remark called for more commitment to duties, adding that Niger State Government would work with federal government on prison reforms.
“I will like to appeal to public servants generally to take their jobs seriously. Niger State Government will collaborate with the federal government to improve infrastructure of prisons across the state.”
Similarly, the Comptroller General of Prison, Jaafaru Ahmed, in his comment said an investigative panel has been set up to ascertain the immediate and remote causes of the jailbreak.
