have rearrested a man believed to be an escapee
from the Koton Karfe Prison in Kogi State.
The Police Commissioner in the Federal Capital
Territory, Mr Wilson Inalegwu, named the man as
James Dangabas. He said he had been returned
to the prison authorities.
The prisoners had escaped from the jail after
gunmen armed with grenades and heavy fire arms
attacked the prison in Nigeria’s north central
region, setting over 140 inmates free.
Residents of the state said that they heard
gunshots and explosions at about 10:00pm local
time on November 2.
Reports say that security operatives made frantic
attempts to repel the attack by some gunmen.
About 119 of the persons in the prison were
awaiting trial and one prisoner was killed while
the prison guards were trying to ward-off the
attack.
That would be the second time that gunmen
attacked the Kogi prison in the last two years.
Meanwhile, the police paraded several suspects
for several criminal activities, including armed
robbery, fraud and car theft.
The police also confirmed the arrest of a 27-year-
old woman, Patience Stephen, for alleged child
abuse.
Mr Inalegwu explained that the suspect almost
killed her five year old daughter, Abigail, over
allegations that the little girl allowed thieves to
come into their apartment to steal her money.
He added that the woman, who is the mother of
the girl, had inflicted cuts all over her body using
a razor and seared parts of her body with a hot
metal.
- channels.
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