A warder at the Kirikiri Custodial Centre, Lagos, is now in police net after he allegedly gave two robbery suspects an escape route.
The warder, Kayode Fatombi, reportedly collected N500,000 from each of them.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident, adding that the warder would be arraigned this week.
He also noted that the correctional service was part of the process of investigation.
‘The PUNCH’ quotes Hundeyin as saying: “I can confirm that he is in our custody and will be arraigned this week. He was arrested for aiding the escape of some inmates, two of whom have been re-arrested.”
The spokesperson for the Nigeria Correctional Service, Lagos State Command, Rotimi Oladokun, said investigation was ongoing into the matter.
In a WhatsApp text sent to Sunday PUNCH, he wrote, “The command has commenced investigation into the issue and any officer found culpable will be appropriately sanctioned.
