Twenty prisoners serving various jail terms on Thursday broke the wall of the prison in Sagamu, Ogun State. The prisoners achieved this by creating a hole in the prison wall. Four of them, however, have been re-arrested. The incident happened at about 3am.
Some warders and prisoners were reported to have been injured during the process of the jail break as attempt to prevent the prisoners from escaping resulted in the firing of gun shots.
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Prisons Service, Zakari Ibrahim, confirmed the incident.
Ibrahim, who inspected the prison on Friday, said a probe panel had been set up and that anyone found culpable would be death with.
He said: “The essence of the visit is a follow-up to the seriousness we attach to the issue of security because security is one of our major mandates in the prisons and this administration has said it over and over again that we would not tolerate any breach of security, especially when it points at any form of negligence.
“We’ll bring in the police and other sister agencies responsible so that we prove that we’ll not tolerate any lack of commitment to job, especially the one that touches on security.
“Any staff found culpable would face the full wrath of the law, which will include dismissal and it could also include prosecution.
“What I can tell you now, because full investigation is on, is we have about 20 escapees and some of them have been arrested now and full investigation is on.
“About four of them have been arrested.
“But what you must just go with now is that any staff that is found culpable would be dealt with accordingly.
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