OVER 25 MILLION PHONES STOLEN IN ONE YEAR- FG. (PHOTO).

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BORNO: SUCCESSFUL RE-ARREST OF ESCAPED CONVICT. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 BORNO STATE POLICE COMMAND

PRESS RELEASE

17th September, 2024


SUCCESSFUL RE-ARREST OF ESCAPED CONVICT


The Borno State Police Command is pleased to announce the successful re-arrest of an escaped convict, Abubakar Mohammed, 27, who was serving a jail term for culpable homicide and had escaped from the medium-security custodian centre in Maiduguri.


On September 15, 2024, at about 1500HRS, a resident of Bulakara Ward, Gubio LGA, alerted the police after sighting Abubakar in Gubio town following his escape from the Medium Security Custodial Center, Maiduguri, due to the collapse of the fence wall caused by a flood disaster.


 A swift response by a police patrol team, the escaped convict was apprehended.


Abubakar will be handed over to the Nigerian Correctional Service, and efforts are ongoing to locate any other convicted felons who may be in the area.


The command remains committed to ensuring public safety and urges members of the public to provide timely information and report any suspicious activities in their environment to support the efforts of the police.


SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, Anipr

Police Public Relations Officer,

For; Commissioner of Police, Borno State Command.

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