FG Fires 23 Prisons Officers, Suspends 11 Over Recent Jailbreaks In Kuje, Koton-Karfe Prisons

By Anu   /  

23 prisons officers have been dismissed by the Federal Government for alleged complicity in jail-breaks at Kuje Medium Security Prisons, Abuja and Koton-Karfe Prisons, Kogi, respectively.
At its emergency meeting held on August 11, 2016, The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board, approved the dismissal of three senior prisons officers serving in Kuje prison and three other senior officers serving in Koton Karfe prison for their complicity in the escape of prisoners from the respective prisons.
The dismissal letters dated August 12 were signed by the Secretary to the Board Alhaji A A Ibrahim, according to a statement on Monday in Abuja by the Nigerian Prisons Service Public Relations Officer,Francis Enobore.
It said that the board approved the immediate dismissal of the prison officers over allegation of misconduct and negligence of duty “in line with the provision of  the Public Service Rule 030402 (O) being an action prejudicial to the security of the State.”
In addition, the Controller-General of Prisons, Ahmed Ja’afaru, also approved the dismissal of seven junior prison officers serving in Kuje prisons and 10 other junior staff serving in Koton Karfe prison, who were also implicated in the escape saga.
The statement directed the officers to hand over all government properties in their possession to their immediate superior.
Meanwhile, the officer in charge of Nsukka Prison DCP Okonkwo Lawrence and 10 others have been suspended following the escape of 15 inmates from the priso