NCoS Yet To Brief Us On Ilesa Prison Break

The Osun State Police Command says it is still expecting an official briefing from the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) on the jail break which occurred at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa.

This position was made public by the Police spokesperson in Osun State, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi.

He confirmed that based on intel, they already know there was an escape by inmates, but the police state command has not been officially briefed or informed of the incident by the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS).

“We heard also about the escape, but there is no official report made to the police by the NCoS.

“Our intel revealed to us that actually, there was an escape.

“The cause of the escape is what we don’t know because our men have gone there.

“From the intelligence report we got, there is nothing we can lay hands on that made the inmates escape.

“The NCoS should inform us about what actually happened,” Ojelabi told the News Agency of Nigeria.

He, however, reassured of the commitment of the Police to protecting the lives and properties of citizens.

“The police are out to protect lives and property, and any criminal we see, we will apprehend,” Ojelabi added.

Naija News recalls that the Nigerian Correctional Service has launched an expansive manhunt following the rainfall that breached the security of its facility at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ilesa, Osun State.

This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by the Deputy Controller of Corrections, Public Relations Officer, Umar Abubakar.

The force majeure which occurred at about 0200 hours on Tuesday, 20th of May 2025, led to the escape of seven (7) inmates.