Seven fleeing inmates from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Jos have been rearrested.
Gatekeepers News reports that authorities at the Plateau State Command said Police have rearrested seven inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Jos on Sunday.
The escapees fled the prison after a yet-to-be-identified group of gunmen attacked the correction facility in the state capital.
The Command Spokesman, Ubah Ogaba confirmed the rearrest of the inmates in a statement.
Ogaba disclosed that the Commissioner of Police in Plateau, Bartholomew Onyeka, led a reinforcement to the scene of the incident.
Following the reports that the centre has been attacked by gunmen, leading to the escape of some inmates, the police commissioner directed the entire area be cordoned off.
According to him, the police immediately began a stop and search operation which led to the rearrest of seven escapees.
While the rearrested inmates are in custody, another person who escaped from the centre is said to have voluntarily surrendered himself to the police.
According to Command’s Spokesman, the prompt response to the attack by the superior gunfire of the security operatives at the scene brought the situation under control.
Read the statement by the State’s Police Public Relations Officer below:
On 28/11/2021 at about 1720hrs, the medium-security custodial centre in Jos came under attack by yet to be identified gunmen where some inmates escaped.
Upon receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police Plateau State Command, CP Bartholomew N. Onyeka who led reinforcement to the scene, directed that the entire centre be cordoned.
The CP also directed immediate stop and search where seven (7) escapees have been re-arrested by the Police and are in Custody while one escapee voluntarily surrendered himself to the Police.
Based on the prompt response, the situation was brought under control by the superior gunfire of Security Agencies.
The CP reaffirmed that the Police and other Security Agencies are currently on the ground to effectively deprive the hoodlums of the space they desire to perpetrate their evil acts.
Meanwhile, the situation is under control.
