Sixteen inmates at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Keffi (New), Nasarawa State Tuesday attacked escaped fromthe facility after attacking the warders.
Spokesman of the Service, Abubakar Umar confirmed this in a statement, saying the incident occurred in the early hours of the day.
He said, “Some inmates breached the security of the facility and attacked personnel on duty to compromise the situation, enabling 16 inmates to escape custody.
“In the course of containing the situation, five personnel of the Custodial Centre sustained varying degrees of injury, with two currently serious and receiving urgent medical attention at a government health facility.
“Seven of the fleeing inmates have been recaptured and are now in custody.”
Meanwhile, the Controller General of Corrections, Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, has visited the facility and has ordered a thorough investigation into the escape.
He ordered an immediate search to recapture the fleeing inmates.
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