One Kazeem Murtala aged 54, who escaped from the Kuje Custodial Centre has been recaptured by the Niger State Police Command.
In a statement signed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, the inmate was recaptured by police on patrol around General Hospital, Suleja down to the Bakassi area of Suleja.
It stated,”in view of the recent attack at Kuje Custodial Center and escape of some inmates, on 9/07/2022, Police operatives attached to ‘A’ Div Suleja while on patrol around general hospital Suleja down to Bakassi area of Suleja and based on credible intelligence, the police operatives stormed an identified compound and arrested one Kazeem Murtala aged 54yrs”.
Abiodun explained that during interrogation, the inmate confessed that he escaped from Kuje during the attack.
According to him, the inmate was serving a jail term after conviction for an offense he committed and he has been in the custody for the past two years.
According to the statement, the directive of the state Commissioner of Police, CP Monday Bala Kuryas, has led to the transfer of the inmate to the custodial center.
The state police command thanked members of the public for providing information leading to the rearrest of the escapee.