Police rearrest one fleeing convict in Borno

Rearrested convict, Abubakar Mohammed

The Borno State Police Command has announced the rearrest of Abubakar Mohammed, one of the convicts who escaped from the Nigerian Correctional Service facility in Maiduguri, which collapsed during the September 10 flood that ravaged the capital city and its environs.

This was disclosed in a statement released Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer in Borno, SP Ahmed Wakil.

Wakil said the police were alerted by a resident who had sighted Abubakar in Gubio town.

He said, “The Borno Police Command is pleased to announce the successful rearrest of an escaped convict, Abubakar Mohammed, 27, who was serving a jail term for culpable homicide and had escaped from the medium-security custodial centre in Maiduguri.”

“On September 15, 2024, at about 1500 hours, a resident of Bulakara Ward, Gubio LGA, alerted the police after sighting Abubakar in Gubio town following his escape from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Maiduguri, due to the collapse of the fence wall caused by the flood disaster.”

“Following a swift response by a police patrol team, the escaped convict was apprehended. Abubakar will be handed over to the Nigerian Correctional Service, and efforts are ongoing to locate any other convicted felons who may be in the area.”

PUNCH had reported that no fewer than 280 inmates escaped from the Maiduguri Medium Security Custodial Centre following severe flooding in the capital city.