A total of 12 of the inmates out of the 270 that escaped have been arrested and returned to the Minna prisons.
Confirming the development at the prison, the state Police Commissioner, Olusola Amore, told journalists that the police in the state has arrested four out of those that escaped.
Two of them have since been returned to the prison.
Amore also said four AK47 guns and a Sienna car were recovered and currently in the custody of the police, adding that efforts are on to arrest the prisoners that escaped.
It was further gathered that the heads of security agents in the state have gone to brief the state Governor, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, on the situation.
As at the time of filing this report, additional eight inmates from those that escaped were caught by officials of the prison and returned back to their cells, bringing the total to 12 of those that returned from the initial 270 that ran away.
It was gathered that two notorious robbers, simply identified as Eze Ego, a Mobile Police Officer that was dismissed from service from Kebbi State, and Osama from Edo State were among those arrested.
Among the 53 that rdid not bolt were a pastor and an Engineer.
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