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Eight prisoners missing after Kogi jailbreak

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.

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.

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.

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