Concerning the seven attacked custodial centers which are Kuje, Kogi, Jos, Abologo, Owerri, Okitipupa, and Oko prisons. To date, about 4000 inmates are still at large.
The Minister of Interior, Bunmi Tunji-Ojo has said the president, Bola Tinubu, has issued a marching order that all fleeing inmates across the country should be recaptured.
Meanwhile, the incidence happened in year 2021 and 2022, where not less than seven attacks occurred in custodial centers across the country causing the escapes of inmates from the centers.
Addressing journalists after the inspection of the facilities at the Nigerian Immigration Service and Nigerian Correctional Service on Wednesday, Tunji-Ojo said the service would work hard to ensure the order given by the president on fleeing inmates is followed to the letter.
He also said the Nigerian Correctional Service would work in collaboration with the security agencies in the country to recapture them.
