Crimes

NCoS re-arrests 2 Katsina prison escapees

The Katsina Command of the Nigeria Correctional Services (NCoS) has re-arrested two inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Katsina in October.

One of the escapees, Ibrahim Muhammad-Lawal, well known as Abba Kala, was arrested shortly after their escape, while the other, Musa Isah, was arrested in Kaduna on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.

This was confirmed by the spokesman for the command, ASC Najib Idris, in Katsina on Wednesday.

The two inmates were awaiting trial for alleged robbery when they escaped.

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Idris said: “A search party was immediately constituted in collaboration with sister security agencies, and this led to the arrest of one of the fugitives, Lawal Ibrahim Muhammad-Lawal, also called Abba Kala.

“In order to recapture the remaining one, the Service deployed its e-tracking mechanism as well as overt and covert intelligence gathering.

“This resulted in the recapture of the second escapee, Musa Isah, on December 19, in Kaduna metropolis.”

He said the Controller General of NCoS, Haliru Nababa, has appreciated the effort of the search team for re-arresting the fugitives in Katsina.

Nababa added that he would intensify efforts to secure all custodial centres in the country.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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