The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed that two convicted inmates escaped from the Okene Correctional Centre, assuring residents that security agencies are working to recapture them.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
According to the police spokesperson, the inmates escaped from the facility on Sunday, November 8, at approximately 10:30 a.m.
Afusat said the command received an official report from the correctional centre and had since joined forces with the Nigerian Correctional Service and other security agencies to track down the fugitives.
She added that operations to locate and rearrest the escapees were ongoing.
The police spokesperson also clarified that the statement was her first and only official comment to the media regarding the incident.
She urged members of the public to ignore any other reports or statements attributed to her about the escape unless they had been officially confirmed by the police command.
