Following an alleged jail break in an Abuja Prison,
the Nigerian Prison Service has denied reports
that ex-militant leader held for treasonable
charges may have escaped.
The suspected mastermind of the 2010
Independence Day bombings, Charles Okah, did not
escape from Kuje Prison in Abuja, the Nigerian
Prisons Service has told Premium Times.
Independence Day bombings, Charles Okah, did not
escape from Kuje Prison in Abuja, the Nigerian
Prisons Service has told Premium Times.
“It is not true (that he escaped),” the spokesperson
for the Nigerian Prisons Service, Francis Enobore
disclosed in response to reports that Mr. Okah
scaled the prison’s wall and fled on Friday night.
“He is there (Kuje prison) hale and hearty. The
comptroller of prisons in charge of the FCT was
there less than 30 minutes ago and he saw him
there. I spoke to the controller.”
Mr. Enobore however admitted that there was an
“incident” at the prison on Friday night.
“Yes there was an incident yesterday, but Henry
Okah was not involved,” he said. "The Comptoller
of prisons has ordered an investigation and that is
going on. We want to know if anybody escaped and
if yes, what are their identities.”
Mr. Enobore promised to provide updates once the
preliminary investigation is ready.
