The federal government on Wednesday stated that it would publish names and photos of fleeing Owerri prison inmates in a bid to recapture them quickly.
The gunmen on Monday morning attacked the correctional facility and police investigations department in Owerri, Imo State, setting them on fire and releasing over 1800 inmates.
Recall Osun Defender had yesterday reported that the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said that federal government of Nigeria will pardon those who escaped from the Correctional centre in Owerri, Imo state capital, if they return voluntarily.
Francis Enobore, the spokesman for the Nigerian Correctional Centre (NCoS), told PeoplesGazette that the names of the inmates would soon be released.
According to him, “As I speak with you, they (information about fleeing inmates) are being processed. Our IT experts are currently working on it. We have their complete pictures and bios.
“We will publish their pictures online and other strategic places where the general public can see,” he said.
The NCoS spokesperson added that no bounty had been placed on the fleeing inmates.
“I cannot say, for now, the inmates have committed an offence already. But we will wait and allow the inmates to utilise the opportunity given to them by the honourable minister,” the NCoS spokesman explained.
He added some of the inmates that returned were brought back by their relatives.
“As we speak, 60 inmates who returned on their own voluntarily are in our custody. Some of them were brought back by their parents, custodians. The next measure would be determined after the expiration given by the honourable minister,” Enobore stated.
