Nigeria’s minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Monday ordered a probe into the prison break at the federal correctional centre in Koton Karfe area of Kogi state, at least 12 inmates escaped. According to a statement issued on Monday, Abubakar Umar, the service public relations officer (SPRO), said the NCoS launched a manhunt for the escapees […]
Continue ReadingPANDEMONIUM is the noun that aptly describes the scene at Kuje Prison, Abuja, following riots that broke out and indiscriminate gunshots that were fired, as officials of the Nigerian Prison Service (NPS) arrived at the facility for their routine duties. It was gathered that the crisis started at about 10.30am from one of the blocks […]
Continue Reading“The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPB), at its emergency meeting held on Thursday 11th August, 2016, approved the dismissal of 3 senior Prisons officers serving in Kuje Medium Security prison and 3 other senior officers serving in Koton Karfe prison for their complicity in the escape of prisoners from the respective […]
Continue ReadingNot less than 15 inmates have escaped in a jailbreak that occurred at Nsukka Prison in Enugu state. Quoting a source at the prison, NAN said the inmates broke their cells and scaled over the perimeter fence late Tuesday.“The inmates carefully opened their cells and scaled the perimeter fence of the prisons,” the source was reported as saying. […]
Continue ReadingThe Controller-General of Prisons, Ja’afaru Ahmed, has confirmed that five of the 13 prisoners who escaped from Koton Karfe prison in the early hours of Saturday has been re-arrested.This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson of the Service, Francis Enobore, and made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja. The statement said […]
Continue ReadingThirteen inmates reportedly escaped in fresh jailbreak recorded at Koton Karfe prison in Kogi in the early hours of Saturday. According to NAN, the incident happened around 7am when the inmates forcefully brought down the wall of the prison. The all-male prison facility, which was inaugurated in 2014, has the capacity to accommodate 180 inmates, […]
Continue ReadingIf you have ever been a Fan of Prison Break, here is your chance to finally replete your appetite as the series returns to TV six years after it went off air. Fox shared a video teaser of Michael Scofield securing a piece of gum which he claimed is critical to getting a new great escape […]
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