The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) said it lost one of its officers during the jailbreak at the Koton Karfe Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kogi in the early hours of Monday. It also revealed that two out of 12 inmates that escaped from the correctional center have been rearrested.
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The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), NCoS, Mr Abubakar Umar, made this known in an interview in Abuja.
Umar said efforts are being made to recapture the remaining 10 inmates.
Umar assured that a comprehensive investigation had been launched to unravel the circumstances surrounding the jail break.
“We are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident especially to determine how the inmates managed to break out without causing structural damage.
“Unfortunately, one of our officer lost his life during the incident.
