Jailbreak: We cannot deploy technology to all custodial centres due to lack of funds ― CG

Controller General of Nigeria Correctional Services, Haliru Nababa, has declared that all inmates who escaped from Jos Custodial Centre on Sunday during a vicious attack by gunmen will be arrested even as he blamed lack of adequate funding to the inability of the service to deploy technology in manning its custodial centres nationwide.

The CG who spoke with newsmen through the Deputy Controller of Correction in charge of Operations, Mohammed Tukur, in Jos said the assailants were able to penetrate the centre because of their number, adding that some of the inmates escaped through the fence while others escaped through the main entrance to the yard.

“Because of the vibrancy of our men, they were able to stop every inmate from going out. We have the Police Headquarters, Police barracks situated at the frontage of the correctional Centre and DSS behind us. All these people including the military and Civil Defence were here to help, to we are grateful, that is the essence of synergy,” he said.

He retreated that some of the inmates died through bullets wound while a staff who was an armed guard lost his life, adding that six of the inmates are presently receiving treatment in a hospital.

The Controller General who vowed to pursue and recapture all the inmates on the run said the search is already ongoing, adding that sister security agencies are also helping towards recapturing those at large.

According to him, “17 inmates as of today had been recaptured, we hope that with the arrangements on the ground, we would be able to recapture a good number of them.”

On the use of security cameras to boost security arrangement in all centres across the country, the Controller General said some of the centres have CCTV but the provision of same in all the centres will depend on the availability of resources from the government.

“We have CCTV in some of our Custodial Centres. However, CCTV can be provided according to the releases from the government. If there are enough resources from the government it will be provided in all centres but now there is no way we can cover all centres with CCTV.

“Even here CCTV will be installed as soon as we get money but it is not automatic that very Custodial Centre will get CCTV at the same time, it is not possible,” he said.

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