Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has asked the
Federal Government to set up a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the
circumstances surrounding the jailbreak incident at Koton Karfe Prison
Yard in the state.
The Governor, who expressed shock over the incessant incident at the
prison yard, said this particular attack in early hours of Saturday,
July 30th 2016, seems to be a conspiracy between insiders and criminals
who came to free the inmates.
No fewer than 13 inmates were said to have escaped from the federal
prison, even as prison officials disappeared when the governor visited
the scene. This brings to three times the Koton Karfe Federal Prisons
has witnessed jailbreaks in recent history. The first was 2013, the
second one was 2014 and this one.
According to information offered by some junior officers, who begged not
to be mentioned on the record, the inmates made some remarkable marks
on the inside walls, which they scaled to freedom with the help of
blankets.
An officer of the prison, simply called ACP Koso, refused to volunteer any information about what happened.
The visibly angry Governor Bello, who visited the prison with the
Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Director of State Secret Service and
top security officials of the state, was not allowed into the prison
yard.
The Governor, who has spent substantial resources on security in the
state, vowed to use all means available at his disposal to unearth the
mystery behind the jailbreak, more so that the incident happened at 3 am
while security was only beefed up around the prison at 5.30 am.
It would be recalled that some suspected kidnappers in army uniform
were sent to Koton Karfe Federal Prison on Friday to be brought to court
by September 1, 2016. It is still unclear if the escapees include this
particular set of suspects.
The Governor strongly called on the Federal Government to investigate
the matter and punish those officials suspected to be aiding criminals
to escape from the prisons.
Title : Kogi Prison Break: Governor Wants FG To Step In, Investigate
Description : Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has asked the Federal Government to set up a Commission of Inquiry to invest...
