Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says there are over 3000 inmates still at large following jailbreaks in Nigeria within the last year.
Speaking at a media briefing organized by the Presidential Media Team
at the State House in Abuja on Thursday, Aregbesola further disclosed
that 4,860 inmates escaped from various custodial centers from 2020 till
date, and out of this, 984 have been recaptured.
He said this leaves the country with about 3876 inmates out of custody.
According to Aregbesola, biometrics of all inmates in the country have
been captured, and it is the hope of the Federal Government that the
exercise will aid the tracking and rearrest of the escapees.
He stressed that the recent attacks on some correctional facilities in the
country are a reflection of the insecurity in Nigeria.
