Idris Ahmed, Lokoja.
One of the inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kabba, has been rearrested while vandalizing a transformer belonging to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, (AEDC).
Special Adviser to Governor Yahaya Bello on security, Commodore Jerry Omodara, who disclosed to a “peace camp” organised by Actionaid Nigeria in collaboration with Participation Initiative for behavioural change in Development.
It could be recalled that unknown gunmen had attacked the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kabba, Kogi state, killing some security personnel and freed over 200 prison inmates.
With the recent apprehension, Commodore Omodara said the number of the re arrested makes it 132 that have been received back to the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kabba.
He noted that the focus of the present administration will not change in term of providing adequate security for the people of kogi state.
“Immediately we noticed a little changes and attack in the last three weeks, we doubled our efforts, rejigged our security architecture, and today I can assure you that we are getting it right again. The attack on correctional centre in Kabba, as of this morning,, we have received 132 inmates back into the correctional centre.
“We are getting it right because the focus has been to ensure that Kogi is safe. Security work is in progress and we cannot say we have finished with it. Even in the United States you still see attacks, here and there.
“We discovered that a lot of transformers are being vandalized around Kabba area. During our security meeting, we mounted surveillance, and success was recorded yesterday. It has shown that it is in the blood. These criminals will not change. He was among the inmates that ran out of our correctional centre. He went back to the society to commit more crimes. Again, he has met his water loo” Omodara explained.
The State Security Adviser however, called on the judiciary to ensure speedy trials of all the suspects in custody.
” If we have speedy trial of this people, we won’t have large number being sent out of our Custodial Centre” he added.
