The federal government has said a total of 3,906 escaped prisoners, who fled some of the nation’s custodial centres during various incidences of prison breaks, are still on the run.
Interior Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this on Thursday during the weekly ministerial briefing, hosted by the Presidential Media Team at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Aregbesola said a total of 4,369 inmates escaped from the centres from 2020 till date, adding that 984 of the number had so far been recaptured.
The minister however noted that the biometrics of all custodial inmates in the country had been taken, which he said would enable the escapees to be rearrested.
“How long can they continue to run from the state? The state is a patient bird. You can run but you can never hide, ‘’Aregbesola said.
“We have their biometrics. Whenever and wherever they appear to transact any business, their cover will be blown.”
He also said that 465 inmates are running various Degrees around the country, adding that 85 of this are running postgraduate programs, including four who are doing Ph.D programs.
According to him, 560 inmates have been enrolled for WAEC/NECO examinations while 2,300 are enrolled for adult literacy classes in several custodial centres.
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