The Owerri Correctional Centre on Wednesday said that over 1,200 inmates are still at large following the April 5, jailbreak at the center.
The Public Relations Officer of the centre, Goodluck Uboegbulam, said only 600 inmates had voluntarily returned.
He also disclosed that the center had since advanced strategies to ensure that the fleeing inmates had were rearrested.
The spokesperson said, “Also call on the general public to assist in availing useful information that would aid the efforts aimed at re-arresting of the remaining ones who constitute serious security threats in the society.
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