Police Re-Arrest Fleeing Inmate For Stealing SIM Card In Lagos

The Police Command in Lagos said it had rearrested one Oyemachi
Maduabuchi who escaped from the Owerri Correctional Centre in
Imo.

According to a statement signed by the Police Spokesperson in
Lagos, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Maduabuchi, who escaped after a
jailbreak on April 5, was re-arrested on April 23, in Lagos.

Adejobi said Maduabuchi fled Owerri the same day and moved to
his village, Fegge in Onitsha, Anambra, to meet his mother who
later linked him up with his elder sister, Amarachi of Customs Bus
Stop Ijegun Lagos.

He said that the said sister later invited him to Lagos on April
19.

“The suspect was kept in the sister’s house where she used to
lead him to church for special deliverance service.

“In the process, after the night vigil on April 20, at Bride
Assembly Church, Ijesha Area of Lagos State, the suspect allegedly
stole the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) and the memory
cards of a member of the church.

“He was eventually arrested and the stolen items recovered from
him.

“In the course of the police investigation, it was revealed that
the suspect has been standing trial since 2009 for Conspiracy,
Armed Robbery and Arson before Justice Nna Amadi of Mgbidi High
Court 1, in Imo,” he said.

The PPRO said Maduabuchi had confessed to the crime while
Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Hakeem Odumosu had directed
that he be handed over to the Nigerian Correctional Service for
further investigation and necessary action.

“The Commissioner of Police, therefore, assured the general
public that the command will not relent on its efforts in making
the state safe and peaceful for all and sundry to live in,” Adejobi
added.

He said that the Commissioner wished that as all hands were on
deck to effectively police Lagos State. (NAN)

The Police Command in Lagos said it had rearrested one Oyemachi
Maduabuchi who escaped from the Owerri Correctional Centre in
Imo.

According to a statement signed by the Police Spokesperson in
Lagos, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Maduabuchi, who escaped after a
jailbreak on April 5, was re-arrested on April 23, in Lagos.

Adejobi said Maduabuchi fled Owerri the same day and moved to
his village, Fegge in Onitsha, Anambra, to meet his mother who
later linked him up with his elder sister, Amarachi of Customs Bus
Stop Ijegun Lagos.

He said that the said sister later invited him to Lagos on April
19.

“The suspect was kept in the sister’s house where she used to
lead him to church for special deliverance service.

“In the process, after the night vigil on April 20, at Bride
Assembly Church, Ijesha Area of Lagos State, the suspect allegedly
stole the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) and the memory
cards of a member of the church.

“He was eventually arrested and the stolen items recovered from
him.

“In the course of the police investigation, it was revealed that
the suspect has been standing trial since 2009 for Conspiracy,
Armed Robbery and Arson before Justice Nna Amadi of Mgbidi High
Court 1, in Imo,” he said.

The PPRO said Maduabuchi had confessed to the crime while
Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Hakeem Odumosu had directed
that he be handed over to the Nigerian Correctional Service for
further investigation and necessary action.

“The Commissioner of Police, therefore, assured the general
public that the command will not relent on its efforts in making
the state safe and peaceful for all and sundry to live in,” Adejobi
added.

He said that the Commissioner wished that as all hands were on
deck to effectively police Lagos State. (NAN)