The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the escape of two convicted inmates from the Okene Correctional Centre, saying efforts are ongoing to rearrest them. This was disclosed on Tuesday in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat. Afusat said the inmates escaped from the facility on Sunday, November 8, at about 10:30 a.m. According to her, the command received a report from the correctional centre and was working with the Nigerian Correctional Service and other relevant security agencies to ensure the escapees were apprehended. She said efforts to trace and rearrest the inmates were ongoing. The police spokesperson also clarified that the statement was...

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has flagged off the distribution of 3,810,985 insecticide-treated mosquito nets to 1,130,935 households across the state as part of efforts to expand malaria prevention. The flag-off ceremony was held at the Government House, Lokoja, where the First Lady, Sefinat Usman Ododo, was decorated by Malaria Consortium as Kogi State Ambassador for Insecticide-Treated Nets The distribution is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, November 11, and last for eight days. Trained personnel are expected to visit households and communities to deliver the nets. Represented by the Commissioner for Health, Hon. Adams Adeiza, the governor described malaria as a major public health concern, particularly for children...

The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the escape of two convicted inmates from the Okene Correctional Centre, saying efforts are ongoing to rearrest...

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has flagged off the distribution of 3,810,985 insecticide-treated mosquito nets to 1,130,935 households across the state as part...