Barely 48 hours after the new Commissioner of Police in Edo state, Mr Umar Manko, resumed duties, controversy is rocking the State Police command after 14 suspected criminals were said to have escaped from police cell.
The new CP, who reacted to the escape during a meeting with officers of the rank and file at the Command, yesterday, said two police officers had been detained in connection with the escape. He added that crack team of detectives was on the trail of the fleeing criminals.
It was learnt that the 14 suspects were transferred from Ogida Police Station in Benin and handed over to the State Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, at the state Police Command.
The incident took place last weekend and two of the fleeing suspects have been rearrested at Water-side on Egor Road, during Police routine patrol.
A police source said that the suspects escaped from their cell after using handsaw to cut the cellprotectors. Following the incident, there had been tension at the top hierarchy of the state police command, while a man hunt for the fleeing suspects is on.
Manko, who frowned at the incident, vowed to track the suspects. It was further learnt that the command had beefed up security in the border towns.
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