Crimes

Police arrest 2 Kuje prison escapees in Adamawa

The operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested two inmates who were among those who escaped from Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja in July 2022.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, in a statement issued on Monday, May 22, disclosed that the escapees – Atiku Ibrahim, 37, and Adamu Ibrahim, 40 – were arrested by Police Crack Squad on May 19, 2023.

He added: “The escaped suspects were arrested for cattle rustling and other nefarious activities.

“During interrogation they confessed to have been in Kuje Correctional custody since 2021, following allegation of arms dealing against them.

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“They also confessed to have escaped to Adamawa, until their arrest.

“They further stated that they were awaiting trial in Kuje in a case of arms dealing and unlawful possession of firearms.”

Nguroje said the Adamawa State Commissioner of Police, Afolabi Babatola, has directed that the escapees be handed over to the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Adamawa Command.

The Adamawa State Police Command had, in July 2022, arrested another Kuje escapee and handed him over to the NCoS.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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