The Edo State Police Command, on Monday, confirmed a cell-break incident at the Command Headquarters in Benin and dispelled the rumour on the number of escapees.
The confirmation was contained in a statement signed by SP Chidi Nwabuzor, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command. According to the statement, the incident occurred at about 02:45 hours of Friday, Jan. 1.
Nwabuzor said the command decided to set the record straight, contrary to publications that had gone viral on social media and other platforms alleging that hundreds of armed robbery and kidnap suspects had escaped.
“Only 10 suspects escaped after the cell-break but two of the escapees have already been re-arrested while we have intensified the hunt for the remaining eight.”
It said that the publication on social media and other platforms alleging that hundreds of suspected armed robbers and kidnappers escaped from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) facility was false.
“Edo Police Command wishes to inform the general public that 10 suspects escaped on Jan. 1, 2021, at about 02:45hrs (2.45 a.m).
“Out of this figure, two have been re-arrested and brought back to custody.
“The figure is not as being maliciously and falsely speculated on social media.” (NAN)
