Ebonyi man serving 2-year jail term gets 3 more years for escaping prison

An Abakaliki Magistrates’ Court in Ebonyi has sentenced a 30-year-old man, Chekube Odom, to three years in prison for escaping from the lawful custody of the Nigeria Correctional Centre in the state. Odom, whose address was not known, had two years left to complete his initial sentence for stealing before he ran away. The defendant is facing a count charge bothering on escape from prison custody. He pleaded guilty. ALSO READ: Court sends medical doctor to 7 years in prison for N127m fraud Earlier, the police prosecutor, Insp Sabastine Alumona, on Tuesday, told the court that Odom jumped the prison on June 27, 2024, when he was brought out for a clean-up. How he was recaptured was that he committed another offence of burglary and stealing, and he was arrested and taken to the correctional centre. Unfortunately to him, the prison warders recognised the defendant as the same person that had run away from their custody. FURTHER READING: Dispatch rider in prison for using boss’ delivery bike as collateral for Christmas loan According to the prosecutor, the offence of escaping from prison is punishable under section 135 of the criminal code Cap 33 vol. 1 of Ebonyi state of Nigeria 2009. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Ezinne Uguru, in her ruling, jailed the defendant for three years. RECOMMENDED: Nigerians working as prison officers in UK ‘sleep in their cars’ to cut housing cost