Three inmates have managed to escape from the Nigeria Correctional Service facility in the Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun.
The incident occurred around 3 am on Saturday, as confirmed by Victor Oyeleke, the Public Relations Officer of the state command.
The escapees, identified as Hammed Adeboyejo (convicted of murder/armed robbery), Fatai Taiwo Akande (sentenced for murder), and Oguntona Aliu (convicted of sexual offense), scaled the prison fence and successfully evaded authorities.
Oyeleke assured the public that a search party, equipped with the biometrics of the escapees and their family contacts, has been mobilized to locate and bring them back to the correctional facility.
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Oyeleke stated, “Yes, it is confirmed, it happened in the early hours of Saturday around 3am. A search party to bring the three of them back has been raised. We have their biometrics and we have contacts of their families. We are working together with other sister agencies and in good time they will be brought back.’’
The Ijebu Imushin Area Command of So-Safe Corps also confirmed the incident in a statement, urging the public to remain vigilant, the statement provided the names of the escapees and their respective criminal convictions.
“The report reaching us now is that three prisoners escaped from the Ijebu-Ode Correctional Centre whose names are, Hammed Adeboyejo who was convicted of murder/armed robbery; Fatai Taiwo Akande from Ijebu-Igbo was sentenced on murder case while the third man, Oguntona Aliu was convicted of sexual offence, should in case you see any of them, quickly contact the office of So-Safe Corps Command closer to you, the Nigerian Police and any other security agency,” the statement read.