Two inmates serving jail terms at the Federal Prison, Owerri, Imo State, on have escaped.
A prison official who spoke to the Punch, on condition of anonymity, said the inmates escaped from the prison by scaling the fence.
He said, “The escapees took the advantage of the ongoing building construction in the male section of the facility to abscond.
“I believe that the plan was hatched by the male inmates who were working at the construction site.
“Their escape has caused serious panic in the prison. There are fears that heads will roll if the convicts are not found. They scaled the fence, while work was going on in the male section of the prison. We believe that most of the male prisoners planed and facilitated the escape.”
The state prison command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP James Madugba, is yet to comment on the incident.
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