Phones recovered from prison inmates – TheNigerialawyer

Cell phones and other incriminating items have been recovered
from some inmates at the Oko minimum prison in Bénin City.

The items were recovered after a thorough search by the prison
authorities after it received reports of plot to free some inmates
by some militants.

Last week, men of the Edo State Police Command arrested four
suspects from different locations in the state after it received
intelligence about the jail break and plan to rob a bank.

Prison officials who pleaded anonymity said security has been
beefed up around the Oko Prison and others prisons holding hardened
criminals.

The source said gunshots were ordered to be fired at night to
show prison officials that attackers were prepared.

Edo Police Commissioner, who spoke on the arrest, said the
police acted after it got intelligence that some unrepentant
militants were having discussions with condemned criminals in
prisons on how to rescue them and go for bank robbery.

“We moved in and made a lot of arrest. We nabbed four key
members who are the arrow head planning the operations. There are
others we are looking for. It is for real

“We have tracked down the ones inside the prison. Phones have
been recovered from them. We discussed with prison authorities and
they cooperated with us. The Prison carried out a thorough search
and recovered a lot of things.”