Benin jail-breaker tries to kill prosecution witness, others arrested for robbery

Unidentified escaped Benin prisoner

Unidentified escaped Benin prisoner

Unidentified escaped Benin prisoner

By Jethro Ibileke/Benin

Ten inmates of Benin Medium Correctional Centre and Oko Medium Correctional Centre, in Benin, who broke jail, have been re-arrested by Edo State Police Command.

One of them was apprehended when he tried to kill the prosecution witness in his case.

Six of the escapees were re-arrested for alleged armed robbery.

Names of the re-arrested inmates were given as Emmanuel Udoh, Friday Etim, Victor Akpotor,Lucky Precious,Osarumen Enoragbon, Patrick Eguavoen, Abraham Matthew, Endurance Ifobuow, Mohammed Adamu and Henry Atadi.

The State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, disclosed this Wednesday in Benin, while parading a total of 126 suspects arrested for various offenses.

He said 28 of the suspects were arrested for looting Nigeria Customs Service warehouse, 45 for looting Central Medical Store warehouse.

According to him, 13 were arrested for looting Olam Nigeria PLC private warehouse and 16 for looting Blessed Doris-Dey warehouse, all in Benin City.

One of the runaway inmates, Henry Atadi, was alleged to have snatched a Lexus SUV after escaping from the prison, and was arrested at Okada with the car.

He however denied stealing the car, saying that he was only given a lift after they were set free from the prison by hoodlums.

“After we were set free, I didn’t have money to go home, so as I was waiting for a vehicle, someone gave me a lift but when we get to Okada, police stopped us and the man that carried us suddenly disappeared and I was arrested,” he said.

On their part, Eddy Favour, Patrick Eguavoen and Abraham Mathew, were said to have stole a Lexus saloon car ES 330, with registration number Abuja: KWL 205 AZ, after escaping from prison.

They were later arrested at the point of selling the car at Igueben, in Igueben local government area of the state.

Some of those arrested for stealing COVID-19 palliatives denied the offence, saying they were arrested for violating curfew declared by the government.

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