SAN FRANCISCO, January 03, (THEWILL) – Some robbery and kidnapping suspects have escaped from the cell of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), of the Nigerian Police Command in Edo state.
The escape was staged late Saturday night when most officers had closed from work.
The CID detention cell is located within the premises of the command headquarters in the state.
It was gathered that among those who escaped were robbery, murder and kidnapping suspects who were re-arrested after they broke jail at Oko Prison during the #EndSARS protest.
The escape of the criminals has already raised fear among residents of Benin, about a possible rise in crime.
The police are yet to confirm the incident. The Commissioner of Police, Babatunde Kokumo and the command’s spokesman, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, did not respond to calls.
However, a competent source in the police command headquarters who did not want to be named, disclosed that some policemen suspected to be responsible for the breaches have been arrested and detained.
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