MINNA— About 64 of the 275 inmates,
who escaped when gunmen attack the Minna Medium Security Prison, have
been captured just as the Comptroller General of Prisons, Dr. Peter
Ekpendo, said that the attack had no link with the Islamic sect, Boko
Haram.
About 211 prisoners are still at large, while a search team
has been sent out to different parts of the state to ensure that the
escaped prisoners were captured.
The Comptroller General, who
visited the Minna Medium Prison, yesterday, described the incident as
unfortunate, embarrassing and completely unacceptable, stressing that
any officer found culpable will face the full wrath of the law.
According to him, “pre-report shows that there is no evidence to link Boko Haram to the prison break incident of Saturday.”
Speaking
to newsmen after inspecting the prison yards, Ekpendo said he had
ordered the immediate transfer 55 officers from the state and zonal
headquarters offices to Minna Medium Security Prison and Minna Old
Prison to beef up the security.
He assured that the security
challenges facing the prisons will be tackled head-on, adding: “Justice
must be done and sanity must be restored. The security of the prisons
and all prisons is paramount.”
On Saturday, gunmen attacked the Minna Medium Security Prisons as 275 inmates escaped.
The gunmen broke into the armoury and carted away weapons and bullet proof vests.