Kogi jailbreak: We have recaptured 5 inmates, says prisons CG

The Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) says five of the 13 prisoners, who escaped from Koton Karfe prison in Kogi state, have been re-arrested.

According to Francis Enobore, spokesman of the service, Ja’afaru Ahmed, prisons’ comptroller-general, revealed this when he made on-the-spot assessment of the prison.

Enobore quoted Ahmed as saying security agencies and local vigilante groups assisted in recapturing the five pre-trial detainees.

He said the comptroller-general had constituted a three-man panel to carry out detailed investigation into the circumstances surrounding the escape and forward the report to his office for necessary action.

The CG  was quoted to have said security arrangement is being strengthened in and around prison facilities across the country to forestall future occurrence.

The 180- capacity all male prison facility inaugurated in 2014 accommodates 263 inmates as at the time of the jailbreak.