By 
Abiodun OBA
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has disclosed that 465 correctional center inmates are running various Degree programmes around the country.
Ogbeni Aregbesola made this known on Thursday during a media briefing organised by the Presidential Communication Media Team at the State House, Abuja.
He said 85 of them are running postgraduate programmes including four who are doing PhD programmes.
He pointed out that 560 inmates had been enrolled for WAEC/NECO examinations while 2,300 were enrolled for Adult Literacy classes in several custodial centres.
The Minister added that to date, almost 4000 inmate escapees from various correctional centers have not been recaptured.
He lamented that in 2020 alone, of the 4,369 inmates that escaped from the custodial centres, only 984 had been recaptured with 3,906 inmates on the loose.
Aregbesola however assured that the biometrics of all custodial inmates in the country had been taken, adding that this would enable the escapees to be tracked and rearrested while working with the International Police (INTERPOL).
Aregbesola said: “How long can they continue to run from the state? The state is a patient bird. You can run but you can never hide.
“We have their biometrics. Whenever and wherever they appear to transact any business, their cover will be blown.”
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