Lafia, April, 9, 2023 – The Police in Nasarawa State have arrested Salisu Buhari, one of the inmates of Kuje Correctional Centre who escaped from the facility during the July 2022 jailbreak.
This was confirmed by DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Spokesman in Nasarawa Police Command on Sunday in Lafia.
Nansel said that Buhari was arrested with a friend, Zubairu Ali, for allegedly snatching a motorcycle in Nasarawa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
“On April 6, at about 10:00 p.m., police operatives attached to Nassarawa Division arrested the fugitive and one other for motorcycle theft.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects are responsible for most motorcycle snatching and theft in Nasarawa LGA and its environs.
“Upon interrogation, Salisu Buhari confessed to have escaped from Kuje Correctional Centre when the facility was attacked last year.
“The escapee said he linked up with his crony after escaping from the facility and went into criminal venture.”
He said that the state Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Muhammed-Baba, had ordered the transfer of the case to state Criminal Investigation Department in Lafia for exhaustive investigation.
The state command had also recaptured a Kuje escapee, Hassan Hassan, on July 9, 2022. (GBN)
