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.
“It is not true (that he
escaped),” the spokesperson for the Nigerian Prisons Service, Francis
Enobore, told PREMIUM TIMES, 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 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.”
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