5 prisoners that escaped from the Oko correctional center in Benin, Edo state capital have been rearrested and paraded along 29 other suspects by the Nigeria Police Force. According to the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank MBA, ingoing investigation indicates that the suspects were all linked with cases of armed robbery, kidnapping, car theft, unlawful possession of firearms among other heinous crimes. Notable amongst the cases is the one involving the Benin inmates which the police say were arrested in Kaduna. Meanwhile,40 years old Talatu Ibrahim, is the only female among the 34 suspects. 8 Am 47 riffles, 3 locally made pistols,111 rounds of ammunition,1 car tracking device among others were recovered from the suspects. They are to be arraigned in court at the end of ongoing investigation.
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