Jailbreak at Kuje prison as two inmates escape

Two accused persons on remand at the Kuje maximum Prison in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday escaped from the jailhouse, the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) confirmed yesterday.

But one of the high profile inmates –Charles Okah – remained behind bars yesterday contrary to speculations earlier in the day that he was among the escapees.

Charles,younger brother of jailed former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah, is standing trial for allegedly masterminding  the 2010 Independence Day bombing in Abuja.

The NPS Public Relations Officer, (PRO), Francis Enobore, who confirmed the jail break said: “There was an incident at the prison on Friday night where two Awaiting Trial inmates escaped but it has nothing to do with Charles Okah.”


He gave no details of how the jail break happened but said the Comptroller General of Prisons had ordered investigation into the incident.

Enobore said sister security agencies had been informed about the escape to assist in re-arresting the run-away suspects.

On Okah, he said: “Charles Okah is still in safe custody in Kuje Maximum security Prison.


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