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Prisoner escapes in Benin city

An inmate on Wednesday morning escaped from the court where he was taken to for his trial.
The unidentified inmate, escaped from the watchful eyes of prison officials who took him and other inmates to court.
The prisoner, an awaiting trial inmate in Oko medium prison, Benin, escaped at the premises of the state high court, Benin.
A prison official who spoke with The reporter under the condition of anonymity, said prison warders have been sent to go after the escaped prisoner.
Meanwhile, the spokesman of the Edo command of the Nigerian Prison Services (NPS), Mr Aminu Suleiman declined speaking to journalists on it.
The spokesman, who could neither deny nor confirm the report, said he was not in a position to speak on the issue.
Suleiman said that the state commander of the NPS, Mr Effiom Etowa, was out of the state on official assignment.


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