Two inmates serving jail terms at the Okene Correctional Centre in Kogi State have escaped from custody, triggering a search operation by security operatives to apprehend them.
The incident was reported on Sunday, November 8, 2026, in a police situation report from the Okene Division.
The escapees were identified as Samson David, who was convicted of theft, and Salvation Moro, serving a sentence for armed robbery.
According to the report, the Officer-in-Charge of the facility alerted the police to the incident through a telephone call at about 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Preliminary information indicated that the fled the facility by scaling its rear perimeter fence.
Photographs of the escaped inmates were also forwarded to the police to aid their identification and possible arrest.
The police said efforts were ongoing to locate and return the two convicts to custody.
The report, however, did not disclose further details about the circumstances surrounding the escape.
