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Prison Break:13 Inmates Escape Sokoto Remand Home by wolesmile(m): 5:36pm On Sep 03, 2015 |
Head of the Sokoto Remand Home, Alhaji
Dahiru Lawal, on Thursday said 13 inmates
had escaped from the centre in the last
two years due to the poor state of its
facilities. Lawal disclosed this in Sokoto
when he received a donation from an
NGO, Housewives Initiative Development
Association, He appealed to the Sokoto
State Government to undertake massive
rehabilitation of the centre which was in
very deplorable condition.
Lawal said that the Home, which served
as reformatory for convicted juveniles,
required urgent government support, to
enable it discharge its responsibility more
effectively. The official said that the
inmates were able to escape due to the
poor state of facilities at the centre. “The
inmates dug a hole under one of the
windows of their cell and fled. It had
been repaired and seven of them were
re-arrested.
“Four of the escapees surrendered
themselves to the court while two are
still at large.” Lawal disclosed that the
Home currently has sixteen inmates who
were either jailed or placed on remand
for offences ranging from armed robbery,
theft, rape, sodomy, among others. The
official, therefore, urged the state
government to rehabilitate the facility
“which is now in a serious state of
dilapidation.”
He also solicited for the provision of a
borehole, clinic, vehicle and other facilities
to the centre. Lawal commended the
association for the donation, saying that it
would support efforts at rehabilitating the
inmates. Earlier, Chairperson of the
association, Mrs Hassana Dangaskiya said
that the intervention by the group was to
alleviate the suffering of the inmates.
She appealed to wealthy individuals and
organizations to complement the efforts
of the state government in funding the
operations of the home. One of the
inmates, Muhammad Sani commended
the association for the gesture, saying,”
we are happy that some people have
remembered those of us living in this
pitiable condition.”
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
that the association donated assorted
foodstuffs, detergents and toiletries to
the remand home. www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/prison-break13-inmates-escape-sokoto-remand-home/ |
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