[News ] 38 Inmates Escape From Enugu Police Cells

No fewer than 38 inmates on Sunday escaped from the police custody in Enugu state.

According to The PUNCH, the inmates escaped from the police cells at the State Criminal Investigation Department, inside the State Police Headquarters on Sunday night.

The newspaper added that inmates were remanded by Magistrate Courts at the police cells for various offences during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

It was learnt that the offenders were kept in the police custody because of the congestion of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Enugu.