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Nigeria: 12 Inmates Escape From Custodial Center in Kogi

The Nigeria Correctional Service confirmed that five out of twelve inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Koton Karfe, Kogi State, on March 24 due to tampering with padlocks by awaiting trial inmates.
Five of the escaped inmates have been recaptured, according to the Service Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Umar.
The Kogi State government has vowed to collaborate with security agencies to investigate the jailbreak and prevent future incidents, as reported by the State's Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo.
Security agencies are intensifying efforts to track down the remaining escapees, urging the public to report any suspicious activity.

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Daily Post Nigeria

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Kogi prison break: authorities recapture five escapees, hunt continues

The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed the recapture of five out of twelve inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Koton Karfe, Kogi State. According to a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Umar, the jailbreak occurred in the early hours of Monday, March 24, after some awaiting trial inmates allegedly tampered with padlocks in their section, leading to the mass escape. Upon receivi…

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Premium Times Nigeria

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Jailbreak: Twelve inmates escape Kogi prison, five recaptured

Since 2012, nearly 700 inmates have escaped from the same prison facility. The post Jailbreak: Twelve inmates escape Kogi prison, five recaptured appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

6 days ago·Abuja, Nigeria

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Daily Trust

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FG orders probe into prison break in Kogi - Daily Trust

The Federal Government has ordered immediate probe into the prison break incident at the Koton Karfe Custodial Centre in Kogi State. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, described the incident as unfortunate and vowed to ensure all fleeing inmates are captured leveraging the service’s robust biometrics and already deployed technology solutions. According to Babatunde Alao, a media aide to the Minister of Interior, in a statement on Monday, …

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allAfrica

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Nigeria: 12 Inmates Escape From Custodial Center in Kogi

Twelve inmates have escaped from the Medium Correctional Center in Konton-Karfe, Kogi State, in early hours of Monday.

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Punch Newspapers

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JUST IN: 12 inmates escape in Kogi jailbreak

Twelve inmates escaped in a jailbreak in the early hours of Monday in Kogi State. Kogi State Government confirmed this in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Femi Fanwo. He commended the swift response of security agencies to the jailbreak at the Federal Correctional Center in Kotonkarfe, where 12 inmates

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Authorities Retrieve Nearly Half of Escaped Prisoners from Kogi Jailbreak

KOTON KARFE, Nigeria – The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed that five out of the twelve inmates who escaped from the medium-security custodial centre in Koton Karfe, Kogi State, have been recaptured. The escape occurred during an early morning prison break on Monday, March 24, 2025, sparking a swift response from NCoS and other security agencies. Abubakar Umar, the NCoS Public Relations Officer, issued a statement on Monday deta…

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