By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja
The Kogi State Police Command has launched a manhunt for two convicted inmates who escaped from the Okene Medium Security Correctional Centre, assuring residents that efforts are underway to recapture them.
The escapees, identified as Samson David, convicted of theft, and Salvation Moro, serving a jail term for armed robbery, reportedly fled the facility on Sunday, November 8, at about 10:30 a.m.
Police spokesperson, ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lokoja.
She said the Command received an official report from the correctional facility and had begun working with the Nigerian Correctional Service and other security agencies to track down the fleeing convicts.
Afusat said security operatives were making efforts to locate and rearrest the escapees.
She also clarified that the statement issued by her was the first and only official communication from the Command on the incident.
The police spokesperson urged the public to disregard any other reports or information attributed to her unless officially confirmed by the Command.
