The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Correctional Service has said three inmates escaped from its facility at the Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of the state.

Confirming the jailbreak at the centre on Tuesday, the Public Relations Officer of the state command, Victor Oyeleke, stated that the incident happened around 3am on Saturday.

He stated that the escapees scaled the fence and ran away, adding that the command was had raised a search party to capture and return them to the facility.

Mr Oyeleke said, “Yes, it is confirmed, it happened in the early hours of Saturday around 3am. A search party to bring the three of them back has been raised. We have their biometrics and we have contacts of their families. We are working together with other sister agencies and in good time they will be brought back.’’

Also confirming the incident in a statement, the Ijebu Imushin Area Command of So-Safe Corps, said the names of the escapees were Hammed Adeboyejo, Fatai Taiwo Akande, and Oguntona Aliu.

The statement read, “The report reaching us now is that three prisoners escaped from the Ijebu-Ode Correctional Centre whose names are, Hammed Adeboyejo who was convicted of murder/armed robbery; Fatai Taiwo Akande from Ijebu-Igbo was sentenced on murder case while the third man, Oguntona Aliu was convicted of sexual offence, should in case you see any of them, quickly contact the office of So-Safe Corps Command closer to you, the Nigerian Police and any other security agency.”