Comptroller
General of Nigeria Prisons Services, Zakari Ibrahim, has said that 20
prisoners escaped from Sagamu prison on Wednesday.
While
speaking with newsmen at Sagamu Prison, Mr. Ibrahim described the
incident as “unfortunate and embarrassing,” saying that “I am here
because of the issue of escape and I came personally to see what has
happened and to ensure that things are done right… My visit is also to
ensure that any staff found culpable face the full wrath of the law; we
have set up a committee that will give us full report of what happened…
What I can tell for now is that we have 20 inmates who had escaped and
we have re-arrested four of them,” he said.
The
prison boss said he addressed the staff and told them that their
commitment must be full and total; and those who want to embarrass the
staff should just leave.
His
words: “If investigation into the matter reveals that the incident was
as a result of negligence of some of our staff, they will be dismissed
and punished accordingly… Some of them (staff) will also be prosecuted
and may even change uniforms,” he said. The fleeing inmates broke the
prison’s fence and injured some prison officials in the process of
escaping.
Meanwhile, the authorities of Ogun Prison Command had declined to comment on the incident when the report filtered out.
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