One of the prisoners who escaped from the Kuje Medium Security Correctional Centre in Abuja after a terrorist attack on the building has been captured by police officers in Kaduna State.
Ali Shu’aibu, 60, a native of Kano State, is the most recent prisoner to be apprehended after hundreds of inmates escaped the detention facility last month.
was taken into custody by police officers on Sunday in Kaduna when he was travelling to Kano.
This was confirmed by Mr. Mohammed Jalige, the Kaduna Public Relations Officer, in a statement on Monday, July 18, the day after the suspect was taken into custody.
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He said that early research into the suspect indicated that he was among the prisoners who escaped during the attack on the Kuje correctional facility.
Jalige stated that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Yekini Ayoku, has directed that necessary protocols be carried out before handing the suspect over to the Nigerian Correctional Service for proper placement.
Ayoku, the command’s spokesman added, asked officers not to relent in their effort to effectively tackle all forms of crimes and criminality in all critical areas of the state.
Sack All Culpable Officers — PDP
Last week, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, head of New Media Anthony Ehilabo has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack every official linked to the recent attack on Kuje correctional center.
It will be recalled that on July 6, terrorists suspected to be Boko Haram fighters attacked the medium correctional center in Abuja, killing at least two persons, while over 800 inmates were set free.
No fewer than 62 Boko Haram and Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) fighters escaped the prison during the attack.
Some of the escaped terror suspects have, however, been recaptured from different places, including the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, and Niger States.
Speaking on the unfortunate incident, Ehilabo wondered why some persons allegedly linked to the attack have not been arrested.
According to him, all the service chiefs should have been fired to pave the way for more capable hands that can crush the terrorists causing havoc across the country.
