According to the Borno State Police, one of the convicts, Abubakar Mohammed who escaped from the Nigerian Correctional Service facility in Maiduguri, which collapsed during the September 10 flood that devastated the nation’s capital and its surroundings has been rearrested.
The Borno Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmed Wakil revealed this in a statement on Tuesday.
Wakil said the police were alerted by a resident who had sighted Abubakar in Gubio town.
He said, “The Borno Police Command is pleased to announce the successful rearrests of an escaped convict, Abubakar Mohammed, 27, who was serving a jail term for culpable homicide and had escaped from the medium-security custodial centre in Maiduguri.”
“On September 15, 2024, at about 1500 hours, a resident of Bulakara Ward, Gubio LGA, alerted the police after sighting Abubakar in Gubio town following his escape from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Maiduguri, due to the collapse of the fence wall caused by the flood disaster.”
“Following a swift response by a police patrol team, the escaped convict was apprehended. Abubakar will be handed over to the Nigerian Correctional Service, and efforts are ongoing to locate any other convicted felons who may be in the area.”
It was reported that no fewer than 280 inmates escaped from the Maiduguri Medium Security Custodial Centre following severe flooding in the capital city.
