Fleeing Boko Haram suspect arrested in Nasarawa

The Nasarawa State Police Command reports that it has detained one Mr. Hassan Hassan, whose name and picture were among the escaped inmates with Boko Haram/Terrorism Cases, in the state’s Keffi Local Government Area following the recent attack on the Kuje Maximum Custodial Center, Abuja, and the subsequent escape of inmates.

The announcement was revealed in a press release that DSP Ramhan Nansel, the police public relations officer, made accessible to reporters in Lafia on Saturday.

He said, “The fleeing Boko Haram suspect was recaptured by the eagle-eyed police operatives of the command in Keffi LGA of the state.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Adesina Soyemi, has ordered for the transfer of the suspect to a safer location while intensive search for other escapees and handing over process of the arrested inmate progresses.

“CP Soyemi appreciates the efforts of the command’s police operatives for a job well done and assures members of the public of the command’s unrelenting efforts at making the public space safer for all.”