By Mujidat Oyewole
An ex-convict identified as Segun Samuel stirred drama when he cunningly removed the chains from his leg with a broom stick and escaped from Ilorin Area Court to an uncompleted house in a nearby community on Tuesday.
The ex-convict had after removing the chain from his led walked towards the restroom and scaled the court fence before he was later apprehended.
The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Samuel Mayowa, who witnessed the incident said the ex-convict is undergoing trial for four criminal cases. .
“He has four different criminal cases in this court. One of the cases was heard on Monday and he was sentenced to one year imprisonment.
“In the second criminal case, he was sentenced to six months community service and the third case was supposed to be heard today, before he pulled that stunt ,” he said.
Luckily, he said, the police officers in the court premises and the prison warder swung into action and pursued him.
He said that after a thorough search, and with the help of the community, the ex-convict was found in a dilapidated building at Oke-Suna Area, Ilorin.
The Correctional Service officer, he said, was called and the ex-convict was captured and returned back to custody.
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