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By Lizzy Chirkpi
The Niger State Police Command has re-arrested a convicted armed robber, Jemilu Ibrahim, one year after he escaped from the Suleja Correctional Centre following the collapse of a section of the prison wall during a torrential downpour in 2024.
Ibrahim, who had been serving a jail term for armed robbery at the time of the jailbreak, was captured during a routine patrol by operatives of the “B” Division, Suleja, on October 15, 2025, at about 8:30 p.m.
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued in Minna on Thursday.
According to him, the fugitive was intercepted along the Suleja–Madalla Road in possession of a container of illicit substances and several items suspected to be stolen, including ATM cards and mobile phones.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that he had been prosecuted for armed robbery before his escape during the 2024 Suleja Correctional Centre wall collapse,” Abiodun stated.
He said the suspect had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for onward handover to the Nigerian Correctional Service.