The Federal Government has ordered immediate probe into the prison break incident at the Koton Karfe Custodial Centre in Kogi State.

Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, described the incident as unfortunate and vowed to ensure all fleeing inmates are captured leveraging the service’s robust biometrics and already deployed technology solutions.

According to Babatunde Alao, a media aide to the Minister of Interior, in a statement on Monday, also ordered the Acting Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Ndidi, to visit the facility in Kogi to evaluate the situation, and commence a comprehensive audit to unravel the events that led to the incident.

“We are on top of the situation. Our men are on ground in Kogi, and I have ordered a comprehensive audit of the situation,” the minister said.

At least 12 inmates escaped from the custodial Centre in the early hours of Monday.

In a statement, the State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, said the inmates escaped through the tower.