The Kaduna State Police Command says its operatives have arrested one of the inmates who escaped during the July 5 jailbreak at the Kuje Medium Security Correctional Centre in Abuja.

The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mohammed Jalige, made this known via a statement issued on Monday.

Jalije said the arrest of the fleeing inmate, identified simply as Shuaibu, was sequel to the Commissioner of Police, Kaduna Command, Yekini Ayoku’s directive to all tactical commanders and Divisional Police Officers (DPOs).

He said the officers were directed to mount purposeful surveillance across all inlets to Kaduna State in response to the recent Kuje jailbreak.

Jalige added that the suspect, who is an indigene of Kano State, was apprehended by police operatives in Kaduna while on transit to Kano.

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“As instructed by Inspector-General of Police Alkali Usman the operatives, without prejudice to existing crime prevention measures, responded effectively which started yielding a positive result with the re-arrest of a suspected escapee on July 17.

“The suspect on preliminary investigation revealed that he was part of the inmates who escaped during the recent attack on the Kuje medium security correctional centre,” the police spokesperson said.

He added that Ayoku has directed that necessary protocols be carried out before handing the 60-year-old suspect over to the Nigerian Correctional Service for proper placement.

Jalige noted that the CP tasked the officers not to relent in their efforts to effectively tackle all forms of crimes and criminality in critical areas of the state.

The Star