The Nigerian Police have re-arrested eight prisoners who had earlier escaped during the attack on the Correctional Centre in Jos by gunmen on Sunday.
The police spokesperson, Ubah Ogaba, disclosed this in a statement, on Monday, in Jos.
Ogaba said that of the eight prisoners, seven were re-arrested by the police while one voluntarily surrendered himself.
His words, “Yesterday, at about 5:20 p.m., the medium-security custodial centre in Jos came under attack by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.
“Immediately we received the report, the Commissioner of Police in the State, CP Bartholomew Onyeka, who led reinforcement to the scene, directed that the entire centre be cordoned.
“The CP also ordered an immediate stop and search and seven inmates who escaped were re-arrested by the Police and are in Custody.
“One of them voluntarily surrendered himself to the Police.”
The police spokesperson said officers and other security personnel are currently on the ground to effectively deprive the hoodlums of the space they desire to perpetrate their evil acts.
The New Diplomat had Reported that the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), on Sunday, confirmed the invasion of the Jos Correctional Centre by gunmen.
The NCoS said the men stormed the Correctional Centre at 5:20pm and immediately made way to the main gate where they engaged some security operatives present at that time.
Although, they gained entrance to the yard, they were trapped within as men from sister security services were immediately mobilised to assist the armed guards to cordon the perimeter wall and the entire area.
