Police re-arrest another fleeing Borno convict

The Borno State Police Command has re-arrested a convict, Auwalu Aminu, also known as Auwalu Kirkir, who escaped from a correctional facility following the severe flooding that hit Maiduguri and its environs in September.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, ASP Nahum Daso, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.

He said the convict, aged 24, had been serving a jail term for criminal conspiracy and theft at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Maiduguri when the facility’s fence collapsed due to the flooding, allowing Aminu to flee.

The statement read, “Auwalu Aminu, who was serving a jail term for criminal conspiracy and theft, unfortunately escaped during the flood incident in September 2024, which led to the collapse of the correctional facility’s fence.”

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Daso further revealed that the convict was apprehended on October 16, 2024, by police officers from Bama Area Command/Banki Divisional Headquarters, following a tip-off that Aminu was spotted in Banki town.

“The police swiftly acted on credible intelligence and re-arrested the fugitive, Auwalu Aminu, who will now be handed back to the Nigeria Correctional Service for further action,” the statement added.

It was earlier reported that over 281 inmates escaped from the Maiduguri Medium Security Custodial Centre during the severe flooding that submerged parts of the city.

Aminu’s re-arrest brings the number of escaped convicts apprehended so far to three, following the earlier arrests of Abubakar Mohammed and Kyari Kur, who also fled during the September 10 flood.