The Nigerian Correctional Service Delta State Command has debunked the allegations that officers release inmates for ‘Omila operation’ (suggestive of robbery operations) in the state.
The rumours making around alleged that Okere prison wardens usually release prisoners and return them to prison.
In a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer. Delta State Command, SC. Allen ILoba on Tuesday in Asaba, described the report making rounds on social media as false and a vile figment of the imagination of the writer.
It read, “The attention of The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Delta State Command has been drawn to a purported online report with the above caption by an unreliable source “Warri Aproko II”, alleging that officers of the NCoS released inmates from the Medium Security Custodial Centres Warri to go for “Omila operation” (suggestive of Robbery Operation) and thereafter return them to the facility.
“The Command wishes to emphatically submit that this report making rounds on social media is false, unpatriotic and a vile figment of the imagination of the writer in its entirety, as it is fabricated to truncate the existing peace in Warri and maliciously drag the name of this reputable institution (NCoS) in the mud.
“For the avoidance of doubt, no inmate on Death Row under any guise is allowed to get close to the gate lodge, talk much of going out for robbery operation.
“Apparently, the writer is utterly ignorant of the modus operandi of the NCoS. Hence, the malicious report was intended to mislead the general public. Warri Aproko has no office/email address or phone number(s), only a faceless Facebook account where unconfirmed stories are posted.”
The NCoS Delta State Command, implores media outlets to diligently verify their stories before going to press, saying that NCoS officers are committed to upholding Justice and ensuring that inmates in our custody are reformed, rehabilitated and properly reintegrated at the expiration of their sentences.
(PUNCH)