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NCoS declares convicted inmate wanted after escaping from accident scene in Yobe

Thursday, April 16, 2026

A 30‑year‑old convicted inmate fled after the prison transport vehicle crashed while traveling from Potiskum to Damaturu in Yobe State. The Nigerian Correctional Service’s Yobe command has declared him wanted and launched a manhunt, raising security concerns for

The Nigerian Correctional Service, Yobe State command, has declared a 30-year-old convicted inmate wanted after he escaped when the vehicle conveying inmates from Potiskum to Damaturu was involved in a road crash. The Command’s Public Relation Officer, DSC Abdullahi Adamu, made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday and made available to newsmen in […] NCoS declares convicted inmate wanted after escaping from accident scene in Yobe