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General News of Thursday, 20 May 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Imo: 3 prison escapees rearrested - Police

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The Imo police have rearrested three prisoners

They escaped during the jailbreak at the Owerri Correctional Centre

The police urge the general public to continue to help in rearresting all prisoners who had escaped

The Imo Police Command has stated that it has re-arrested three prisoners who escaped from the Correctional Centre in Owerri, following an attack on the centre on April 5, 2021.

They made the statement in a release signed by Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Bala Elkana, and made it available to newsmen in Owerri on Wednesday, May 19.

According to Elkana, one of the rearrested escapees, Cosmas Mbamara of Mgbidi in Oru West Local Government Area of the state was rearrested after sustained monitoring by the police.

Mbamara was facing trial for murder before he escaped from the correctional Centre.

Elkana added that another escapee, George Okafor, 35, from Ezeachi in Orlu LGA, who was already facing trial, for alleged murder was apprehended by detectives from the Orlu division of the Command.

Also, detectives from Okigwe division rearrested one Levi Nwankwo, 35, of Okigwe LGA on May 13, 2021, in his hideout at Okigwe.

Nwankwo, he said, was facing charges of kidnapping and armed robbery before his escape from the Correctional Centre.

“We have rearrested three escapee prisoners and we will hand them over to the Nigeria Correctional Services in Imo.

“We urge escapee prisoners to surrender rather than wait for us because we will find them,” he said.