Inmate who fled Borno prison during flood rearrested

The Borno State Police Command has announced the re-arrest of  Abubakar Mohammed, one of the convicts who escaped during the collapse of the Nigerian Correctional Service facility in last week’s flood outbreak in Maiduguri.

Daily Trust had reported how the fence of the facility caved in during the disaster, enabling some inmates to escape.

After initially denying that some persons escaped during the flood, the prison authorities later unveiled the identities of 274 inmates on the run.

In a statement on Tuesday, Police Public Relations Officer in Borno, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, announced that one of the suspects had been rearrested.

“The Borno is pleased to announce the successful re-arrest of an escaped convict, Abubakar Mohammed, 27, who was serving a jail term for culpable homicide and had escaped from the medium-security custodian centre in Maiduguri.

“On September 15, 2024, at about 1500HRS, a resident of Bulakara Ward, Gubio LGA, alerted the police after sighting Abubakar in Gubio town following his escape from the Medium Security Custodial Center, Maiduguri, due to the collapse of the fence wall caused by a flood disaster.

“A swift response by a police patrol team, the escaped convict was apprehended Abubakar will be handed over to the Nigerian Correctional Service, and efforts are ongoing to locate any other convicted felons who may be in the area.” he said.