Kuje Jailbreak: Prisons service suspends 14 officers

The Controller-General of Prisons, Ja’afaru Ahmed, has approved the suspen­sion of 10 officials of the service following the recent jail break in Kuje, Abuja.

According to a statement on Monday by the spokesperson of the Nigeria Prisons Service, DCP Francis Enobore, the sus­pension of the prisons officials was “sequel to the outcome of the preliminary investigation into the incident and in conso­nance with PSR 030406 (2008) Revised Version.”

It also said the officers were suspended from duty to allow unhindered trial process and that efforts to recapture the fleeing prisoners in collabora­tion with sister security agen­cies were ongoing, and security measures in prison formations nationwide have been tight­ened to prevent further occur­rence.

He also called on members of the public to help with use­ful information that will assist in the recapture of the fugitives.

In the same vein, the Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPB) has approved the suspension of four senior offi­cers as a result of the incident.

It would be recalled that on June 24 two fugitives, Solomon Amodu and Maxwell Ajukwu, standing trial for culpable ho­micide, escaped from Kuje Me­dium Security Prison.