Kuje Prison awaiting trial escapee rearrested in Nasarawa

By Tayo AFOLABI

An awaiting trial escapee inmate at the Kuje Prison before the attack that paved the way for his escape in 2022 has been rearrested in Nasarawa State.

DSP Rhaman Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, confirmed while addressing newsmen about the arrest of some crime suspects on Wednesday at the command’s headquarters in Lafia.

Nanel said that the suspect allegedly broke into an apartment in Masaka, Karu Local Government Area of the state on June 8, and stole some mobile phones and Plasma television.

The PPRO said Police detectives attached to the Masaka Police Division arrested the suspect (Haruna Sunday) following a tip-off and diligent investigation.

“Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to having escaped from Kuje Prison when it was attacked in 2022,” he said.

The PPRO said the suspect would be handed over to the Nigeria Correctional Service for further action.

The suspect said he was hiding at a friend’s place in Kaduna after the escape and was later lured into crime, which he regretted.

Nansel said the command also arrested 17 other suspects for various criminal offences, including kidnapping, armed robbery and illegal possession of firearms, among others, between May 25 and June 8.

As he said, four firearms and three rounds of live ammunition were recovered from the suspects.

The PPRO reiterated the command’s resolve to curb crime in the state and called for the cooperation of the public in order to succeed.