TUNDE ADELEKE, Osogbo
Following the escape of seven inmates from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun State, there was a heavy presence of security personnel at the facility on Wednesday.
Daily Champion had reported that inmates escaped after the facility’s old perimeter wall collapsed.
The presence of operatives of the Nigeria Army, Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Security, Armed personnel of the correctional centers, among others, was sighted at the premises by our correspondent.
Confirming the situation in a phone call on Wednesday, the Pubic Relations Officer of Custodial Centre, Osun State, Joel Oyedokun, disclosed that the facility has been surrounded by heavily armed personnel joint security operatives.
He said, “As we speak, there is police, the army, DSS, our personnel, and other security forces here on the ground.”
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