40 mentally ill patients have escaped from a psychiatric hospital in the Kenyan capital Nairobi with only 10 of them returned to the facility, officials said Monday.

“We are now talking of 30 mental patients who are not back. Some have come back on their own volition while some were captured and brought back by their relatives,” police chief Samuel Anampiu said.

Anampiu said two of the escapees went back to the hospital voluntarily while eight others were returned by their families.

The patients overpowered guards and forced open the door of their ward in the Mathari Mental Hospital on Sunday morning.

“Many scaled over the wall and went through Mathare area and a few confident ones used the main gate. When they are traced they should be brought back for their medication,” Anampiu said, adding that all those who escaped were men.

The police chief said that the breakout must have been well planned for it to have had that level of success.

“They must have strategised. It is not possible that without proper planning 75 people can break two doors and more than half of them run away,” he explained.

Kevin Kemboi, an escapee who was returned to the facility by family members, said he escaped after another patient told him that the hospital nurses were on strike.

“I just followed one of the patients … then made my way home. At home I realised the environment was different. I felt like I was being disturbed by snakes and decided to go back. It is the place I need to be,” he said before breaking down into tears.

Anampiu earlier announced that the police had all the details of the escapees which “will make it easy for us to identify them”.

At least 35 others were stopped by guards from leaving after the initial breakout.

The hospital lies close to the sprawling Mathare slum district of Nairobi.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/40-psychiatric-patients-escape-from-kenya-hospital/


Nna nawa!

Hmmm hope they don't near the stadium during Nigeria/Kenya match o!

Very funny incidence, saw it on bbc too

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22509446

Because say them no give them medicine on time.

area!!! Koboko go treat dem well oo.....e for be 9ja now de for say na insecurity....

They might join Nairaland soon and you know what that means, more psychos to deal with.

Serious national wahala

hornipipe: They might join Nairaland soon and you know what that means, more psychos to deal with.

LOL, so true.

dasparrow:

LOL, so true.

yea

Please how can I contact them. Thanks

kponke denge: Please how can I contact them. Thanks

contact who?? The psychos??

^^^^
please ask him..

Interesting

WELL DAYUMMM. 40 ZOMBIES ON THE LOOSE. TIME FOR THRILLER

I hope none will escape from Yaba Left too.

bigtt76: Hmmm hooe they don't near the stadium during Nigeria/Kenya match o!

@topic: na real wa!

CFCfan: I hope none will escape from Yaba Left too.

one already did dear.
his name is 190.

*Kails*:




@topic: na real wa!

KAILS ARE YOU BY ANY CHANCE FROM KENYA ?

No i do not think they is mad.when the president was trravelled there sometimes why we would not seek the light.i feel for you bro.the situation hi what have we been doing is this a chance right meets wrong to be called jamrong. who was taught him how to does it?
Ayama papata symboisis is in my area if you have the kindoh malaysia i have seen before!

Lolz

What' s next? 10 normal police officers should chase them and bring them to order.

Saw it in the news yesternight.
Omo na craze mental!

lols, this is like a joke you know. How on earth could madmen plan to escape for christ sake? That police man must be very funny!

Maybe some of them should start acting action films. E no easy to break away from prison/psycho home o. Their leader should even be given an award.

Lol, e don red.

*Kails*:


one already did dear.
his name is 190.

DICKtator: No i do not think they is mad.when the president was trravelled there sometimes why we would not seek the light.i feel for you bro.the situation hi what have we been doing is this a chance right meets wrong to be called jamrong. who was taught him how to does it?
Ayama papata symboisis is in my area if you have the kindoh malaysia i have seen before!

Bros' is this Malay english..?

God help super eagle if these dudes invade the pitch during Nigeria Vs. Kenya world cup qualifier.

190:

Dont you know

shes from nairobi general hospital -

SHE NEED TO CHECK HERSELF INTO YABA LEFT. THAT WHAT SHE NEED TO DO, SEEING AS SHE ALREADY IN NIGERIA. WE NEED TIGHTER BORDER CONTROL