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25 out of 1900 Edo prisoners who escaped return to prison - Edoman - 10-26-2020 25 out of 1900 Edo prisoners who escaped return to prison 25 inmates out of the 1,900 prisoners who escaped from Oko and Sapele Road Correctional Centres in Benin City, Edo State last Monday, October 19, have voluntarily surrendered themselves to the authorities. ThisDay reported that an official of the Sapele Road Correctional Centre who disclosed this, further revealed that one of the escapees had been recaptured after he was shot in the leg last Wednesday. It was further gathered that two out of the 25 inmates who returned were inmates at the Oko Medium Correctional Centre along Airport Road, Benin. He said; Quote:“The Department of State Security, the police and officials of the Nigerian Correctional Services will soon commence a manhunt for the runaway inmates immediately after a seven-day grace the state government gave them has elapsed. One of the inmates, Alex Ose who revealed why he returned to the correctional facility stated that he has been awaiting trial since 2014 when he was arrested for armed robbery in Benin. The 40-year-old father of four and a taxi driver insisted that he was innocent and also expressed confidence that he will be vindicated by the court. Ose said; Quote:“I am innocent of the allegations against me. I was framed up. I am appealing to Governor Obaseki to look into my case. |