The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Plateau State Command, has arrested 21 inmates who escaped from the Jos custodial Centre when gunmen attacked the facility.
Geofrey Longdiem, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Jos, the Plateau State capital.
Gunmen invaded the custodial centre on November 28, killed a personnel of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) and nine inmates while 252 inmates escaped during the invasion.
Mr Mohammed Tukur, Deputy Controller General of NCoS in charge of Operations, blamed the attack on paucity of modern equipment and other gadgets.
Longdiem said that the Service, in collaboration with other security agencies, was working assiduously to arrest the remaining inmates
“As of today, we have recaptured 21 of the inmates who escaped during the last attack at our custodial centre in Jos,” he said
He said some of the inmates voluntarily returned including two of the inmates who were brought back by their mothers.
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