Three inmates reportedly escaped from the Ijebu Ode Correctional Centre in Ijebu Ode, Ijebu Ode Local Government Area, Ogun State.
This was made known in a statement from the Ijebu Imusin Area Command of the So-Safe Corps, a security agency established by the state government.
The escapees are identified as Hammed Adeboyejo, convicted of armed robbery and murder; Fatai Taiwo Akande from Ijebu-Igbo, also said to have been convicted of murder; and Aliu Oguntona, sentenced for sexual offences.
It was learnt that the inmates escaped from the facility about three days ago.
The statement read, “The report reaching us now is that three prisoners escaped from the Ijebu-Ode Correctional Centre, whose names are Hammed Adeboyejo, who was convicted of Murder/Armed robbery; Fatai Taiwo Akande from Ijebu-Igbo, who was sentenced for murder; and the third man, Oguntona Aliu, who was convicted of sexual offence. In case you see any of them, quickly contact the office of the So-Safe Corps Command closer to you, the Nigerian Police, and any other security agency.
Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Ogun State Command, Mr Victor Oyeleke, said that it happened early Saturday morning around 3 a.m.
Oyeleke said, “Yes, it is confirmed; it happened in the early hours of Saturday morning around 3 a.m. A search party to bring the three of them back has been raised. We have their biometrics, and we have contacts for their families.
“We are working together with other sister agencies, and in good time they will be brought back.”
