Ten days after the jail-break at the Kuje Maximum
Prison on the outskirts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which led to
the escape of Solomon Amodu and Maxwell Ajukwu, the Civil Defence, Fire,
Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPB) on Monday approved the
suspension of a Deputy Commissioner of Prison (DCP), Mr. Musa Tanko, three
senior officers and 10 junior officers.
Amodu
and Ajukwu, two high profile inmates standing trial for culpable homicide at
the prison facility before the jail-break, are still at large.
A
statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of Prisons Service, Mr.
Francis Enobore, on behalf of the Controller General of Prisons, Mr. Ja’ afaru
Ahmed, in Abuja said the suspension is sequel to the outcome of the preliminary
investigation of the jail-break.
The
suspended officers and men are SIP Buhari Musa Dogo, PIP Stephen Edogbanya J,
PIP Patrick Teru, IP Usman Peter, IP Dennis B. Makum, IP Fassan S. Akin, SPA
Daka James and SPA Adamu Luka.
The
others are: SPA Zakari Yunasa, PA Asnamal Samuel, PA Ejegwa Patrick, PA 11 Isah
Ibrahim and PA 11 Ngede Salifu.
The
statement said: “The suspension is sequel to the outcome of the preliminary
investigation into the incident and in consonance with PSR 030406 (2008)
Revised Version; the officers were suspended from duty to allow for unhindered
trial process.
“The
commissioned officers among them are to be served with letters of query while
the junior staff will be given Form 96 (Charge Sheet ) to explain their role in
the unfortunate saga.
Meanwhile,
efforts to recapture the fleeing prisoners in collaboration with other security
agencies are on-going in addition to tightening security measures in prison
formations nationwide to forestall a repeat of such incident, the statement
said..
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