Benue state police command said it has arrested one Ebube Igwe, one of the runaway prisoners who escaped during the prison break in Kuje, Abuja.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Wale Abbas, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Catherine Anene.
The Commissioner explained that “On 19/7/2022 at about 3pm, information was received about one Ebube Igwe Jude, a fugitive who had arrived Makurdi as a result of Kuje jail break.
He said that on getting the information, detectives were deployed to investigate the case and they arrested him at George Akume way, Wurukum, Makurdi.
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He stated that during investigation, he confessed to have escaped from Kuje correctional center during the jail break.
He stated further that he is an awaiting trial inmate, standing trial in a case of culpable homicide involving his girlfriend.
The commissioner said the command has begun processes to handover the escapee to the Nigeria correctional service for necessary actions.
