Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in a statement by his Media Adviser, Babatunde Alao, described the incident as unfortunate.
Browsing: Koton Karfe prison
Chief Magistrate Levi Animoku, who gave the order after the state Counsel had arraigned the accused in Lokoja, described the alleged offence as “a fearful one”
He was ordered remanded by Chief Magistrate Alhassan Husaini
NAN recalls that this was the third jailbreak recorded in Koton Karfe Prison as the old prison facility witnessed similar jailbreaks in 2010 and 2013.
In previous jailbreaks, 132 inmates escaped from the prison and majority were awaiting trials