Nigeria Correctional Service says it has arrested one of its staff, Aminu Ibrahim and a drug dealer in connection with the attempted jailbreak in Kano Central Correctional facility.
On Thursday, about 150 “condemned inmates” protested against officials for impounding illicit items smuggled into the prison facility for their use and in the process attempted a jailbreak.
“A prison warder who joined the service two years ago was found in connection with the smuggling of the items into the facility and a drug dealer who supply him illicit items. We have since handed them over to the operatives of the NDLEA for further investigation.” Spokesperson of the correctional facility, Musbahu Kofar Nassarawa told newsmen on Monday.
He said investigation will continue and anybody found guilty would be brought to book and made to face the full wrath of the law.
According to him, “the Controller, Suleiman T. Suleiman set up a committee to unravel persons who smuggled the illicit items into the facility.
“investigation by the committee is still ongoing to unravel other persons, staffs or outsider in connection with smuggling of illicit items into the facility to ensure that they are brought to book and made to face the full wrath of the law.
“Sometimes back, we arrested a woman who concealed illicit drugs “wee-wee” inside a carton of Indomie and smuggled into the facility. Similarly, we found a young lady who cooked soup and concealed illicit drugs under the soup she brought for inmate.
“We also got an elderly woman who hide handset in her head gear for onward delivery to inmates.
“Anybody found guilty will not be spared,” Musbahu said.
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