The photos and names of 122 inmates who escaped from the Abolongo Custodial Centre in Oyo State have been released by the federal government
The Nigerian Correctional Service released the list on Wednesday
DAILY GIST had reported how the prison was attacked by some unknown gunmen at the late hours of Friday.
According to reports, the gunmen attacked the facility with explosives around 10.30pm and set the inmates free.
The incident which happened was said to have led to the escape of inmates of the faculty
It was gathered that no fewer than 837 inmates were said to have escaped after heavily-armed men attacked the correctional center with explosives.
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola had on Sunday said 446 out of 907 escapees in the Abologo correctional facility in Oyo State have been recaptured by security agencies.
“As at the last count, 446 of the escapees have been recaptured, leaving 392 still at large. We want to assure Nigerians that the service has an updated database of the escapees which includes their biometrics. We are sharing the database with all security agencies in the country including Interpol, so those who escape our recapture efforts can be nabbed,” the Minister stated.
“To those on the run, be assured you have nowhere to hide. You can run, but you can’t hide. We’ll fish you out! We are publishing details of those who escaped in the mass media so the public can assist in that effort.” he added.
