At least 38 criminals have escaped from police custody in Enugu, causing apprehension among residents in the city.
The inmates were said to have been remanded in the custody of the Enugu State Police Command for various offences.
Police sources said on Monday that the inmates escaped from the police cells at the State Criminal Investigation Department on Sunday night.
They were reportedly remanded on the orders of magistrates’ courts at the police cells during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
It was learnt that the offenders were kept in the police custody because of the congestion at the Nigerian Correctional Service, Enugu.
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