Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has extended the ultimatum given to fleeing inmates, who escaped from the Edo Correctional Center, on Sapele Road, to return by one week.
He said they have till Friday, October 30, 2020 to return.
The prisoners has taken advantge of the peaceful #EndSARS protests against police brutality to escape from the prision. It is reported that about 2,000 prisoners esacaped in the process.
In a statement on Friday, the Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy to the governor, Crusoe Osagie, said the decision to entend ultimatum was taken at a Security Meeting held with heads of security agencies in the state today.
“The extension of the ultimatum is as a result of the positive response from the prisoners, as a good number of them have since returned to the two correctional facilities. The new window is to allow more prisoners to return to the centres willingly,” the statement quoted Obaseki as saying.
Governor Obaseki also reviewed the curfew time in the state from 6pm to 6am daily, as against 4pm to 6am
