The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has ordered an investigation after two inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Okene, Kogi State, on Sunday.
Service spokesperson Jane Osuji confirmed the escape in a statement on Tuesday, saying the agency was working with other security services to recapture the inmates.
A detailed incident report was still being awaited to establish how the escape happened. The Controller-General of Corrections directed investigators to identify any lapses and determine what action should follow.
The Kogi State Police Command also confirmed that it had received a report from the correctional centre. Its spokesperson, Saliu Oyiza Afusat, said efforts to trace and apprehend the escapees were continuing.
Afusat said her statement on Tuesday was her first official communication on the incident and asked the public to disregard other accounts attributed to her without police confirmation.
The correctional service said it would provide further updates when verified information became available. The circumstances of the escape remain under investigation.
Sources: Punch; Channels Television; Vanguard
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