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Three of the 12 inmates who escaped during a jail break at Koton Karfe correctional centre in Kogi State have been rearrested.
The Acting Controller General, Nigeria Correctional Service, Sly Nwakuche disclosed this during a press briefing on Monday at the Koton Karfe correctional centre.
He regretted that one of the officers of the correctional service was killed by the escaped prison inmates.
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Nwakuche vowed that the remaining escapee will be apprehended.
He called on the general public to provide security agencies with all the needed information that will lead to the arrest of all the prison inmates who escaped from custody.
In other news, the Kaduna State Police Command said it has arrested 12 armed hoodlums for attacking worshippers performing Tahajjud prayer at Layin Bilya, Makwa Road, Rigasa in Kaduna.
The arrest was carried on Friday at about 2am following receipt of a distress call by the Police from a concerned citizen, reporting that a large group of armed hoodlums had mobilised from Malali Gabas, Tudun Wada, Rafin Guza, and Unguwar Baduko areas to attack the worshippers performing prayers of the last 10 days of Ramadan.
Upon receiving the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) led a team of officers, accompanied by the Commander of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), to the scene in a bid to apprehend the suspects.
