The Police in Plateau State has said that they have rearrested seven inmates that escaped from the medium-security custodial centre in Jos while the facility was under attack by yet to be identified gunmen Sunday evening.
The Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Bartholomew Onyeka, led the reinforcement to the scene upon receiving the reports and directed that the entire centre be cordoned.
A stop and search order was immediately enforced, and in the process, seven escapees were re-arrested by the Police and are in Custody.
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One of the escapees has voluntarily surrendered himself to the authority.
The CP reaffirmed that the Police and other Security Agencies are currently on the ground to effectively deprive the attackers of any chance of achieving their intention.
The situation has been brought under control by the swift response of security operatives to the scene.
