Summary:
According to the Aswa East Region Police PRO, Inspector of Police (IP) Joe Oloya, the suspects were being held on various charges, including domestic violence and theft.
LAMWO: Four suspects detained at Palabek Kal Police Station in Lamwo District escaped from custody in the early hours on Tuesday at around 1:00 a.m.
According to the Aswa East Region Police PRO, Inspector of Police (IP) Joe Oloya, the suspects were being held on various charges, including domestic violence and theft. IP Oloya stated that the escape occurred while Police Constable (PC) Aciro Florence, who was the only officer on duty that night and was also responsible for guarding the cells, had briefly left her post to check on her sleeping daughter.
When PC Aciro returned at approximately 2:00 a.m., she discovered that the padlock on the male cells had been destroyed and removed. The cell door was wide open, and the suspects were nowhere to be found. She immediately alerted her fellow officers, who were asleep at their residences near the station.
The escaped suspects were identified as, Nyero Emmy alias Abang (22), from Agoro Village, Lamwo Parish, Palabek Kal Sub-county, Lamwo District. He was facing charges of human trafficking, with his case already in court.
The second suspect is Oroma Vincent Brian, also from Agoro Village, with unspecified charges. Remarkably, two of the escapees, Nyero Emmy and Oroma Vincent Brian returned to Palabek Kal Police Station later that morning at around 7:00 a.m., accompanied by the LC1 Chairperson of Ogolo Dem Cell.
IP Oloya confirmed that an inquiry into the incident is ongoing. The suspects will now face additional charges of escaping from lawful custody.
