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Over 200 inmates escape from Minna Prison

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The Police in Niger state said on Monday it had taken measures to ensure the arrest of over 200 prisoners that escaped from Minna Medium Security Prison on Sunday.
Mr. Dibal Yakadi, the Commissioner of Police in Niger said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna that only 19 out of the 219 prisoners that escaped were arrested.
“We are working in collaboration with other security agencies in Niger state to make sure that we re-arrest the runaway inmates.
“The police has embarked on stop and search for all vehicles and also engaged personnel on motor and foot patrol to ensure that we apprehend these inmates,’’ he said.
Yakadi also said that the command has deployed its personnel to motor parks across the state to track the escaped prisoners and appealed to the general public to assist security agencies in tracking and apprehending the escaped prisoners.
Armed bandits had attacked the prison on Sunday killing a prison official and a motorcyclist

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