Nasarawa State Police Command has recaptured Hassan Hassan, one of the Boko Haram Suspects that escaped from Kuje Prison.
Gatekeepers News reports that Hassan was rearrested on Saturday, July 9, 2022, at about 0130hrs.
The Federal Government of Nigeria had earlier released names and photos of all Boko Haram suspects and other inmates who fled the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje, Abuja.
The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ramhan Nansel, disclosed the arrest in a statement.
Nansel said the fleeing Boko Haram suspect was recaptured by the eagle-eyed operatives of the state police command at Keffi, headquarters of the Keffi Local Government Area of the state.
The statement read, “Sequel to the attack on Kuje Maximum Custodial Centre and subsequent escape of inmates, on July 9th, 2022 at about 0130hrs, one Hassan Hassan ‘M’ whose name and picture was amongst the escaped inmates with Boko Haram/terrorism case was recaptured by the eagle-eyed police operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command at Keffi.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Adesina Soyemi, has ordered for the transfer of the suspect to a safer location, while intensive search for other escapees and handing over process of the arrested inmate progresses.”
“The command’s image maker further that the state Commissioner of Police appreciated the efforts of the police operatives for a job well done.
“CP Soyemi, therefore, assured members of the public of the command’s unrelenting efforts at making the public space safer for all in the state,” Nansel said.
