The Comptroller of Enugu State prison, Isaiah Amariri, told reporters yesterday that prison officials have re-arrested six inmates who escaped from Nsukka prison.
They were among those that escaped on Tuesday night.
Amariri, however, did not give the number of inmates that escaped the jailbreak.
He said the Enugu State Prison Service was liaising with security agents and community vigilante groups to ensure that the others were rounded up.
“There was a jailbreak in Nsukka prisons on Tuesday between midnight and 3 am, in which many inmates escaped, though six of them were rearrested.
“I cannot give the exact figure for now as investigation is still on. We will send our findings to the comptroller general of prisons, who will make public the exact number and cause of the jailbreak.
“The service is liaising with security agents and community vigilante groups to know the hideout of those still on the run to rearrest them ,”he said.
He said at the end of investigation, anyone found to be have aided the inmates would be brought be punished.
“After investigation on the jailbreak, any person in the service found to have been involved or aided the Tuesday jailbreak will be arrested and prosecuted, no matter his or her position.
“Security has been tightened around Nsukka prison, with serious surveillance on the prisons facilities, inmates and staff.
“The prison authorities are on top of the situation and will put measures in place to avoid a repeat of what happened on Tuesday night in Nsukka, “he said
The comptroller solicited the help of the public to provide information about the whereabouts or hiding place of the fleeing inmates.
“We solicit help from the public to provide information about the fleeing inmates.
“We promise that such information will be given the confidentiality it deserves and source identity protected, “he said.
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi yesterday visited the town. He assured the people of the safety of lives and properties.