By Yahaya Abubakar
Another escaped inmate from Kuje Custodial Centre, who is one of those declared wanted by the authorities, Ali Shuaibu, has been recaptured by the police in Kaduna.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Kaduna State Command, DSP Mohammed Jalige, in a statement on Monday said the suspect, Shuaibu (60) and an indigene of Kano State was apprehended by the Police Operatives at a location in Kaduna, while on transit to Kano based on active intelligence.
Jalige said that the suspect had during preliminary investigation revealed that he was part of the inmates who escaped during the recent attack on the Kuje medium security correctional center.
He said the re-arrest was in response to the recent infamous Kuje Jail break as instructed by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba Usman, to recapture all the escapees.
According to him, the security operatives without prejudice to existing crime prevention measures, responded effectively which has started yielding positive results with the arrest of the escapee on Sunday, July 17 at about 1930hrs.
“This is sequel to the Commissioner of Police Kaduna Command’s directive to all tactical commanders and Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) to mount purposeful surveillance across all inlets to Kaduna State.
“Therefore, the Commissioner of Police Kaduna Command CP Yekini A. Ayoku directed that necessary protocols be carried out before handing the suspect over to the Nigerian Correctional Service for proper placement.
“He further tasked Officers not to relent in their effort to effectively tackle all forms of crimes and criminality in all critical areas of the state,” he added.