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Interior minister orders probe into Prison break in Koton Karfe Correctional Centre
The Minister of Interior, Hon. (Dr.) Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered immediate probe into the unfortunate prison break incident at the Koton Karfe Correctional Centre in Kogi State.
The Minister 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.
In a statement signed by his special assistant on media, Babatunde Alao, the minister also ordered the Acting Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Ndidi, to visit the facility in Kogi to evaluate the situation, and commence a comprehensive audit to unravel the events that led to the incident.
“We are on top of the situation. Our men are on ground in Kogi, and I have ordered a comprehensive audit of the situation,” he said.
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