Robbers in
custody at a police station in Isheri Osun, Lagos escaped from their cell at
night by removing the station's roof without the knowledge of the officers on
duty.
The notorious robbers were arrested by police with the help of residents,
however, by morning, police revealed they had escaped from their cell.
Residents of
the neighborhood are in shock at the gross incompetence and are speculating
that the officers on duty that day were either sleeping, drunk, or they were
not telling the entire truth, P.M. Express reports. Officers woke on the
morning after the criminals were taken into custody to notice that the roof of
the cell they were in had been damaged and removed and the suspects were no
longer in there.
The police
led by their Divisional Police Officer, CSP Camelius began a manhunt for the
suspects who were said to be at large. This led to the arrest of a man called
Bashiru Rabiu who was allegedly involved in the cell break. He was charged
before the Isolo Magistrates court for willful damage and escape from lawful
custody under the criminal code. Bashiru denied involvement and pleaded not
guilty.
The
presiding Magistrate, Mr A.O. Ogbe granted Bashiru bail in the sum of N100,000
with two sureties in the like sum. He was remanded in prison custody pending
when he will perfect his bail condition.
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