Fleeing Inmates To Be Recaptured Soon: Custom Boss Assures Nigerians

By Philip Tayo

The Acting Controller General of Corrections (Ag. CGC), Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, has promised that all fleeing inmates from the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre, Niger State, will soon be recaptured. 

He assured this while speaking with journalists short after a tour of the medium custodial centres in Kuje and Suleja on recently

A total of 119 inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre,Suleja on April 24, 2024, after a heavy downpour destroyed parts of the facility. 

 The Service’s spokesperson,  on 6 June,2024 ,Abubakar Umar, said that 23 escapes had been recaptured.

 Speaking about the rehabilitated facilities, the acting Controller General of Corrections assured that all escaped inmates would be recaptured.

“Effort have been able to recapture some of the fleeing inmates), but not all.

“You know how it is. We still don’t have feedback from the society and the communities where these inmates belong to but our efforts are ongoing to make sure that every inmate that escaped is recaptured soon,” he said.

Speaking earlier with inmates and personnel of the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, acting CG Nwakuche said the upgrading of the custodial centre was to make it conducive for the inmates.

Similarly,he assured that the Service would continue to take their welfare and rights seriously, also urged them to be of good behavior and be law abiding and further hailed the personnel for their hard work and dedication to work.