By Amos Aar
THE Benue State Police Command has arrested one Mr Ebube Igwe Jude who escaped from Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja during the recent jailbreak.
State Police Public Relations Officer, SP. Catherine Sewuese Anene, in a statement on Thursday said the fugitive was apprehended on Tuesday along George Akume Way in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
“On 19/7/2022 at about 3pm, information was received about one Ebube Igwe Jude; a fugitive who had arrived Makurdi as a result of Kuje jail break. Detectives deployed to investigate the case arrested him at George Akume Way, Wurukum, Makurdi.
“During investigation, he confessed to have escaped from Kuje Correctional Center during the jail break. He stated further that he is an awaiting trial inmate, standing trial in a case of Culpable Homicide involving his girlfriend,” the statement reads.
The command is said to have commenced processes to handover Ebube to the Nigeria Correctional Service for necessary actions.
