Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said that the Federal Government will leave no stone unturned in fishing out the criminals who attacked law enforcement agencies in Imo State last Monday, while also promising to further secure Custodial facilities across the country.

Aregbesola stated this when he inspected the Nigeria Correctional Service, NCoS, Owerri Custodial Centre which was attacked by unknown gunmen who forcefully released a total of 1,844 inmates in custody.

“The Federal Government will react appropriately by going after these criminals and make them to face the full wrath of the law. We will leave no stone unturned in fishing them out.

“Make no mistake, they will be hunted to the ends of the earth. They can only run, but they cannot hide. We shall bring them to justice, or in the alternative, take justice to them,” Ogbeni Aregbesola fumed.

The Minister was accompanied to the centre by the Acting Controller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Mr. John Mrabure and other head of security agencies in the state. The Minister who also visited the Command Headquarters of the Service stated that additional security will be provided for all custodial centres from now on, for the safety of personnel and inmates and security of the facilities.

In his short statement titled, ‘the Criminals will be brought to justice’, the Minister commiserate with the government and people of Imo State and Imo State Commissioner of Police on the sad and unfortunate developments. Recall the gunmen has also sacked the Command Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force, which is a stone throw distance from the NCoS headquarters during the early morning attack.

“During the #ENDSARS riots of late last year, there were coordinated attacks on custodial centres in Edo State, while an unsuccessful attempt was made in Lagos. Thus, a pattern of syndicated attacks on custodial centres is emerging.

“From the preliminary report on the attacks, it is the worst of such ever witnessed in living memory. Unprovoked attacks on the institutions of state, especially the law enforcement institutions are nothing short of a declaration of war on the Nigerian state and her people.

“Attacking police headquarters could only have been intentioned to cripple the Nigerian state and stop it from its duty of protecting the lives and property of the people. While the attack on a custodial centre and forcible freeing of inmates was meant to imperil law abiding citizen with possible harm that could come to them from hardened criminals on the loose.

“These acts therefore are capable of unleashing anarchy and gravely imperil the lives and property of the Nigerian people. The perpetrators are without doubt the enemies of the people and should be treated as such.

The Minister advised all escaped inmates to voluntarily return to custody. Those who heed this call will be given amnesty on the possible consequences of escaping from lawful custody.

He also urged all correctional officers to be vigilant and take the security of the facilities and the inmates seriously, more than ever before while assuring the people of Imo State, and indeed all Nigerians, of the commitment of the Federal Government to the protection of lives and property and maintenance of law and order.

Ogbeni Aregbesola also called on citizens with useful information on the perpetrators of the dastardly acts and escaped inmates to inform the nearest law enforcement agency post nearest them.
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Useless post from presidency

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Weldon FG.

Also try to bring Job opportunities here in the East. No be security people go chop.

One police officer for my Street just sold his car. Imagine a mere police sergeant leaving a lavished life in the past. Now I just dey understand wetin been dey happen at the past.

if you're seeing this . God will surprise you with blessings today

lets go fishing guys

I have a lot of things to say because everything with this present regime is disheartening but mhen, i am scared.

Make DSS no start to dey knock person door for house because of wetin pesin post for social media

So in short, You’re doing well president Buhari

Since when have we been hearing that? Just shout up is better than empty promises

Oga your WILL pales into insignificance in the face of the realities surrounding Nigeria. If the right thing is not done and this country is not restructured you cannot avoid the calamities unfolding.

You guys have clearly lost control of the country and your words have scant authority anymore.

Continue playing greedy politicking with the lives of people.

Security institutions in the West need to be very vigilant with recent developments.

Most of this escapees will be heading to the West for a better life.

This regime is the worst so far. Prison Break era

Future impossible tense.

These people na only to yarn rubbish dem sabi

All hail FG
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And they shall ........
APSheeeee

Even you as the minister of interior, you're not save again.

Enough of the promises imagine if all the evil happening to common man are meted out to the politician, will you still be making the same promise by now? I have external battery for your laptop. Do you need one? Come let's deal

FG can't fish out criminals within it's ranks, anyway keep deceiving those that still walk around on two left legs.

All these bursting of jails becoming very common. The streets are being flooded with die hard criminals with a vengeance.

Government of procrastination,never proactive.

For the love of God, someone should quote and/or tell aregbesola about Matthew 7:5....

The government at all levels in Nigeria can never be sincere with the current structure. The truth is that a particular ethnic group does not share same economic goals and development objective like the rest of all that's why we are witnessing several barbaric killings in the country.

Toothless dogs...

The Governor has spoken.......

And a wise Nairaland member had said it all below......

Nothing to be added,
Nothing to be taken away...........

CCTV no da around prison centres

Is Nigeria at war?
How can a country be beefing up security against its own citizens? Why do we like putting the cart before the horse?
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FG or Ffools..mtsheew

You dont even have a single CCTV video or photo footage of same criminals..

This has really shown that it's the obedience and want for peace by the populace that has kept the system running, our taxes are looted right from the ground up.

FG will fish out criminals, will fish out criminals, yet herdsmen and Fulanis militia keep killing people up and down. Are those ones invisible? Or they are not in your definition of criminals?

Common criminal in the forest hasn't been fished out it is those organized groups of people the government wants to fish to fish out...
Edo jailbreak escapees are still not yet found...
Always writing rhetoric

presidency:
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said that the Federal Government will leave no stone unturned in fishing out the criminals who attacked law enforcement agencies in Imo State last Monday, while also promising to further secure Custodial facilities across the country.

A clear statement this Yesterday Men have no clue what they are doing. Over 48hours after the attack and Aregbesola is saying the federal government "will" leave no stone unturned in fishing out the criminals.
Nigeria as a country, it's a pity her days are numbered.

Na so