A prison break has happened at the Koton Karfe Correctional Centre in Kogi State.

This was disclosed by the Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of Interior, Babatunde Alao.

According to Alao, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered immediate probe into the prison break incident.

He said the minister described the incident as unfortunate and vowed to ensure all fleeing inmates are captured leveraging the service's robust biometrics and already deployed technology solutions.

He said the minister has also ordered the Acting Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Ndidi, to visit the facility in Kogi to evaluate the situation, and commence a comprehensive audit to unravel the events that led to the incident.

"We are on top of the situation. Our men are on ground in Kogi, and I have ordered a comprehensive audit of the situation," the minister was quoted as saying.

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