Umahi Declares State Of Emergency On Abakaliki Prisons

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has declared a state of emergency on Abakaliki Prisons.He made the declaration on Thursday evening when he visited the prisons after a botched jailbreak by

the inmates .The governor said, “Early in the morning (Thursday), I was told of attempted jailbreak by inmates of Abakaliki Prisons”.The Commissioner of Police (Peace Ibekwe-Abdallah) reported the
incident to me and did promise that they (police) were re-inforcing. She told me she had contacted all the security chiefs in the state. They successfully prevented the inmates from escaping.“Luckily, I am told that the prisoners are not complaining of any maltreatment and malnutrition. I was told that those who attempted the escape are those awaiting trial. I was told that there are so many of them awaiting trial. This is not good for us.”Umahi directed the state Director of Prisons, Adaobi Oputa, to compile such cases and send to him to enable him put head together with the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Aloy Nwankwo, to fast-track justice.
The Nation