Two convicted inmates escaped from the Okene Correctional Centre in Kogi State on Sunday, 8 November at about 10:30am, reportedly through the facility’s rear perimeter fence.
The Kogi State Police Command identified them as Samson David, convicted of theft, and Salvation Moro, convicted of armed robbery. Command spokesperson ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat said police were working with the Nigerian Correctional Service and other agencies to rearrest the pair, and asked residents to report sightings.
Source: TheCable