The Plateau Police Command has re-arrested Mohammed Ibrahim, one of the inmates who escaped from the Jos detention centre.
Plateau Commissioner of Police, Bartholomew Onyeka, made the announcement while presenting him and other suspects to the media in Jos on Monday.
Ibrahim, 39, was one of those who escaped during the Jos jailbreak in November 2021, according to Onyeka, who said he was re-arrested by members of its anti-kidnapping unit.
The suspect was re-arrested in April, according to the commissioner, in Nasarawa State’s Wamba Local Government Area.
“In a bid to arrest all escapees of the recent Jos jail break that occurred in November last year, our operatives intensified efforts and re-arrested Mohammed Ibrahim.
“Ibrahim escaped from lawful custody of the Jos correctional centre and among the master minds of the attack on the facility.
“He has been in prison awaiting trial for alleged case of criminal conspiracy and kidnapping before he escaped,” Onyeka said.
The commissioner said that the suspect would be handed over to the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) for further action.
Onyeka said that other suspects paraded were arrested for crimes such as kidnapping, banditry, armed robbery, criminal conspiracy and unlawful possession of firearms, among others.
He said that the suspects would be charged to court when investigation is concluded.