Ogun: Police arrest prison escapee, one other for electric cable theft

Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta

Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a prison escapee, Festus Okoeguare and one Nancinant Paul Joshua for vandalising electricity cable.

One of the suspects, Festus told the police that he was a 2010 murder convict waiting for hangman’s noose at White House Correctional Centre, Sapele road, Benin, Edo State but escaped when the facility was attacked during EndSARS protest.

According to a statement by the Command image maker, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the two suspects were arrested following information received by policemen at Ogbere divisional headquarters that the power installation at Hallmark University junction along Sagamu-Benin expressway had been vandalised by some hoodlums.

Oyeyemi said, “Upon the information, the DPO Ogbere division mobilized his men in conjunction with men of Amotekun corps and moved to the scene.

“On sighting the security men, the hoodlums took to their heels while a get away vehicle they parked quickly zoom off with some cables.

“Other suspects were hotly chased and two amongst them were apprehended.

“On interrogation, it was discovered that Festus Okoeguare was an escapee from White House Correctional Centre located at Sapele road, Benin city.

“It was further revealed that the escapee was convicted for murder in 2010 and was sentenced to death by hanging.

“It was during the #EndSARS protest that the prison was broken into and he escaped.”

Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole has directed that the suspects be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Departments for proper profiling and onward transfer to the Correctional Centre.