Police have arrested another inmate who escaped during the jailbreak at the Kuje correctional centre in Abuja.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Niger Police Command said it recaptured Kazeem Murtala during surveillance by a patrol team.
In a statement, the Command’s Spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun said the inmate was recaptured between the General Hospital, Suleja, and Bakassi on July 9 at 8:30pm.
Gatekeepers News earlier reported that terrorists attacked the correctional service facility in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday.
Over 900 inmates, including Boko Haram suspects, escaped.
Abiodun said the police patrol team arrested the inmate at an unidentified compound based on credible intelligence.
During interrogation, the inmate was said to have confessed that he escaped from Kuje custodial center during the attack and had been in custody for two years for an offence he committed.
In reaction to the development, Niger commissioner of police, Monday Kuryas, commended the efforts of the patrol team.
Kuryas directed that the inmate should be handed back to the custodial centre.
He urged residents to continue to support the police with reliable information that could aid in apprehending other suspected criminals and to combat crime and criminality in the state.
Earlier today, Gatekeepers News reported that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested one Suleiman Sidi, a Boko Haram suspect who escaped from Kuje prison.
