No fewer than 85 fleeing inmates have returned to Owerri Correctional Centre which was attacked on the early hours of Monday by unknown gunmen, The PUNCH investigation has revealed.

Our correspondent recalls that 1,884 inmates were freed when the gunmen struck the Correctional Centre and the Imo State Police Command headquarters in Owerri, respectively.

The attackers who razed no fewer than 50 vehicles also attacked a military base at Ukwuorji on the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway and burnt a soldier in a car before they fled.

But our corresponden’s investigation on Wednesday revealed that 85 inmates had voluntarily returned to the Correctional Centre.

The National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Correctional Service had told our correspondent on Tuesday evening that 57 inmates had returned to the centre.

But a check by our correspondent on Wednesday showed that more fleeing inmates had returned to the Centre increasing the number to 85.

Further investigation by The PUNCH revealed that none of the hardened criminals had returned to the Centre.

Also, none of the inmates who were sentenced to death and and on life imprisonments had returned to the Centre.

A source at the Centre who confided in our correspondent said “we now have about 85 inmates as our custody this Wednesday afternoon. We are hopeful that more inmates would return. Though the number has not been made public but I can confirm that as of this afternoon we now have about 85 inmates.

“While some returned on their own accord, others were brought by their lawyers and family members. We are very hopeful that more inmates will come back on their own. This is just a reformative centre and we hope that those of them who have turned new leaf will come back on their own.”

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Centre, James Madugba, said that he could not immediately confirm the actual number of inmates who had returned.

He, however, said that no fewer than 60 inmates had returned to the Correctional Centre.

lilvicky68:
Those people that have like 1 or 2 years more to serve will return...but you see those life imprisonment folks..that have japa..

While some returned on their own accord, others were brought by their lawyers and family members

Lol .
Those are good prisoners that refused to be foolish and stupid like some people cownu have brainwashed their empty brains.
They rather do time for their crimes and come out a new man, than coming out to join some brainwashed swines (the main reasons cownu asked his swines to jailbreak
in the first place, he is looking for recruits) and end up losing their lives less than 34 days

OdumegwuOjukwu:

I am one of those who escape from Prison.
There is no way I am going back.

lilvicky68:
Those people that have like 1 or 2 years more to serve will return...but you see those life imprisonment folks..that have japa..

Solomon Cownus

pinknipple:
People wey come back na people wey death dey await for their home for killing somebody's loved one.

They better be in prison alive,than go out there and be dead few days after.

Solomon Cownus,
Born on a Monday,
Christened on Tuesday,
Started stealing on Wednesday,
Went to jail on Thursday,
Freed by UGM on Friday,
Joined Igbos on Saturday and also died on Saturday,
and Buried on Sunday.
That was the end,
Of Solomon Cownus. .

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tiswell:
igbos, even the prisoners among them has the fear of God

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