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The federal government has suspended 14 officers in connection with the recent Kuje Prison break.

Francis Enobore, Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) spokesman, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday.

The statement said the two inmates, Solomon Amodu and Maxwell Ajukwu were standing trial for culpable homicide.

“The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPB) have approved the suspension of four senior officers,” the statement read.

“The suspension is sequel to the outcome of the preliminary investigation into the incident and in consonance with PSR 030406 (2008) Revised Version; the officers were suspended from duty to allow for unhindered trial process.

“The commissioned officers among them are to be served with letters of query, while the junior staff will be given Form 96 (Charge Sheet ) to explain their role in the unfortunate saga.”

The statement also noted that efforts to recapture the fleeing prisoners in collaboration with sister security agencies were on-going.

“This is in addition to tightening security measures in and around prison formations nationwide to forestall a repeat of such incident,” it said.

The affected officers are: Musa Tanko, Buhari Dogo, Stephen Edogbanya, Patrick Teru, Usman Peter, and Dennis Makum.

Others are: Fassan Akin, Daka James, Adamu Luka, Zakari Yunasa, Asnamal Samuel, Ejegwa Patrick, Isah Ibrahim, and Ngede Salifu.