The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the escape of two convicted inmates from the Okene Correctional Centre.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
According to Afusat, the inmates escaped from the facility on Sunday, November 8, at about 10:30 a.m.
She said the command received a report from the correctional centre and is working with the Nigerian Correctional Service and other security agencies to rearrest the escapees.
Afusat said efforts to trace and apprehend the fleeing inmates are ongoing.
She added that the statement is her first and only official communication to the press on the incident and urged members of the public to disregard any other information attributed to her on the matter unless officially confirmed by the police command.