File: Nigeria Police Force
Police in Niger state are on the path of 200 prisoners that escaped from Minna Medium Security Prison on Sunday, commissioner for the drive within the state stated on Monday.
Mr Dibal Yakadi, the Commissioner of Police in Niger stated in an interview with the NAN in Minna that solely 19 out of the 219 prisoners that escaped had been arrested.
“We are working in collaboration with different safety businesses in Niger state to be sure that we re-arrest the runaway inmates.
“The police has launched into cease and seek for all automobiles and in addition engaged personnel on motor and foot patrol to make sure that we apprehend these inmates,” he stated.
Yakadi additionally stated that the command has deployed its personnel to motor parks throughout the state to trace the escaped prisoners and appealed to most of the people to help safety businesses in monitoring and apprehending the escaped prisoners.
recollects that armed bandits attacked the jail on Sunday killing a jail official and a motorcyclist.