The NCS made this disclosure in a statement issued by Olanrewaju Anjorin, Public Relations Officer of NCS in the state.
Anjorin in the statement made available to DAILY POST Saturday evening added that 575 inmates are still at large. “The invaders were said to have arrived the Centre heavily armed with sophisticated weapons and after a fierce encounter with officers on guard, gained entrance into the yard using dynamite to blast the wall.
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