NCoS Recaptures Another Fleeing Katsina Inmate in Kaduna

Francis Sardauna in Katsina 

The Katsina State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has recaptured another escapee, Musa Isah, after over two months of e-tracking of the awaiting trial inmate.

Isah, according to a statement Wednesday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASC Najibullah Idris, was rearrested last Tuesday in Kaduna State.

The suspect, alongside his accomplice, Ibrahim Muhammad Lawal, escaped from Katsina Medium Security Custodial Centre on October 17, 2023, but Lawal popularly known as Abba Kala was recaptured by the NCoS operatives.

The statement read: “In order to recapture the remaining one, the Service deployed its e-tracking mechanism as well as overt and covert intelligence gathering which resulted in the recapture of the second escapee, Musa Isah, yesterday, 19th December, 2023, in Kaduna metropolis.

“It is on this note that the Nigerian Correctional Service Katsina State Command wishes to inform the general public that there is no cause for alarm as both escapees are now in custody.

“The Controller General of Corrections, Haliru Nababa, through the Controller of Corrections Katsina State Command, Muhammad Abdulmumin Haruna, appreciates the effort of the search team and further assures the public of our continuous resolve to secure all custodial centres.”