By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the escape of two convicted inmates from the Okene Correctional Centre, saying efforts are underway to apprehend them.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
According to Afusat, […] The post Police confirm escape of two convicted inmates from Kogi prison appeared first on Vanguard News .
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Police confirm escape of two convicted inmates from Kogi prison
By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the escape of two convicted inmates from the Okene Correctional Centre, saying efforts are underway to apprehend them. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. According to Afusat, […] The post Police confirm escape of two convicted inmates from Kogi prison appeared first on Vanguard News .
The Kogi State House of Assembly has ordered an investigation into an alleged shortage of medical oxygen at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Kogi State Specialist Hospital, Lokoja, following the death of an indigene, Engineer Hassan Musa. The resolution was reached on Wednesday during plenary after the member representing Ankpa I State Constituency, […] The post Kogi Assembly probes alleged oxygen shortage, death at specialist hospital appeared first on Tribune Online .
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The Nigerian Correctional Service has launched a manhunt for two inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Okene, Kogi State, on Sun Read More: https://punchng.com/manhunt-begins-as-two-inmates-escape-kogi-prison/
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The escape of an awaiting-trial inmate in Edo State is an unacceptable failure of the Nigerian Correctional Service, undermining the criminal justice syste Read More: https://punchng.com/awaiting-trial-inmates-escape-unacceptable/
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The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. The post Police confirm escape of two convicted inmates from Kogi prison, launch manhunt appeared first on The Eagle Online .
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The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed the escape of two inmates from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Okene, Kogi State. The inmates escaped on Sunday, November 8, 2026. The NCoS confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Tuesday by its Public Relations Officer, J.N. Osuji. It said it is collaborating with relevant […] Two Inmates Escape From Kogi Prison is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
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The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed the escape of two inmates from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Okene, Kogi State... The post NCoS confirms escape of two inmates from Kogi correctional centre appeared first on Tribune Online .
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Two convicted inmates escape from Kogi's Okene Correctional Centre as police collaborate with correctional authorities and security agencies to apprehend them.
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Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed that two inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Okene, Kogi State, on Sunday, 8th November, 2026. Service Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Corrections, JN Osuji, confirmed the development in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja Osuji said the The post 2 inmates escape from Kogi prison as NCoS launches manhunt appeared first on National Accord Newspaper .
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The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the escape of two convicted inmates from the Okene Correctional Centre. The escapees are Samson David, convicted of theft, and Salvation Moro, who was serving a sentence for armed robbery. They reportedly escaped from the facility through its rear perimeter fence on Sunday. The Officer-in-Charge of the correctional […]
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A statement issued on Tuesday by the Service Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Corrections, JN Osuji, disclosed that the inmates escaped on Sunday, November 8, The post Security Breach at Kogi Prison as Two Inmates Escape appeared first on THEWILL NEWS MEDIA .
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