Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- Two convicted inmates have escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Okene, Kogi State.

The police in Kogi confirmed the incident, saying they had launched a manhunt for the escapees.

Saliu Afusat, the spokesperson for the Kogi State Police Command, said in a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES that the inmates escaped on Sunday, 8 November, at about 10:30 a.m.

She said the command received a report from the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), adding that the police were collaborating with the NCoS and other relevant security agencies to ensure the "prompt rearrest of the escapees."

In a separate statement on Tuesday, the NCoS spokesperson, Jane Osuji, said the service had commenced measures to ensure ...