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Following the prison breakout which ensued during the nationwide EndSARS protest, escapees from the two correctional centres in Benin City, Edo State , have been reportedly sending threat messages to policemen who investigated and prosecuted their cases .
The Commissioner of Police in the state , Johnson Kokumo , who on Saturday disclosed this, added that one of the escapees killed a prosecution witness from his village .
The police boss stated that a doctor attached to the Central Hospital was hit by a stray bullet amid continued cult- related killings and shootings in the state capital .
Kokumo, who said his men were making efforts to restore sanity to the state , noted that three officers shot by hoodlums on Friday were recuperating.
He said , “You can imagine what it means when three police stations along Sokponba Road are destroyed and burnt , and patrol vehicles destroyed in several other parts of the state capital. All the officers in these stations now operate from the headquarters .
“The # EndSARS protest was hijacked by hoodlums and it took a violent turn in the state and prisoners were set free . What do you expect? Some of these escapees have been sending threat messages to policemen who investigated and prosecuted them . One of the escapees convicted for murder killed the prosecution witness that same day in his village but he was rearrested immediately .
“Everybody must be part of the restoration of sanity . People who know these escapees should avail us information about them . I am assuring you that we are not sleeping but with what has happened to the police in Edo , some of these hitches are expected .”
Fatimah Oyesanmi
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