Eight prisoners were still on the loose following a jailbreak in Kogi State, while five other escapees have been recaptured, the head of the prisons service said on Sunday.

Ja’afaru Ahmed, the controller-general of prisons, said in a statement the incident happened on Saturday at Koton Karfe prison in Kogi state.

“Five pre-trial detainees out of the escapees had been recaptured with the assistance of other security agencies and local vigilante groups,” he said.
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Ahmed said an inquiry has been launched into the incident. He assured that appropriate measures were being put in place to address the congestion phenomenon particularly among pre-trial prisoners in line with the reform agenda of the federal government.