Jail Break:FG Dissmisses 23 Prison Officer,Suspends 11

                 

The Federal Government has dismissed 23 prisons officers for alleged complicity in jail-breaks at Kuje Medium Security Prisons, Abuja and Koton-Karfe Prisons, Kogi, respectively


The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board, at its emergency meeting held on August 11, 2016, approved the dismissal of three senior prisons officers serving in Kuje prison and three other senior officers serving in Koton Karfe prison for their complicity in the escape of prisoners from the respective prisons.

The dismissal letters dated August 12 were signed by the Secretary to the Board Alhaji A A Ibrahim, according to a statement on Monday in Abuja by the Nigerian Prisons Service Public Relations Officer,Francis Enobore.

The Controller-General of Prisons, Ahmed Ja’afaru, also approved the dismissal of seven junior prison officers serving in Kuje prisons and 10 other junior staff serving in Koton Karfe prison, who were also implicated in the escape saga.
Meanwhile, the officer in charge of Nsukka Prison DCP Okonkwo Lawrence and 10 others have been suspended following the escape of 15 inmates from the prison last week.
The suspension is to allow for detailed and uninterrupted investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident in order to facilitate appropriate action by the prison  authorities.