Rifles are not for antelopes; shoot invaders dead — Minister of Interior orders prison officials

The FG has restated its shoot on sight order to the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) against intruders and invaders at the centres following threats of attack on the facilities nationwide.

The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, gave the directive at the unveiling of the new service logo and uniforms on Monday in Abuja.

Aregbesola lamented that the goal of the administration of criminal justice would have been defeated and money spent on arrests, investigations, trials and prosecution wasted if inmates were allowed to escape. He said, “Government said those who attack custodial centres must never live to tell their stories”.

The minister said: “Whoever attacks our custodial facility should be made to return to his maker. I have said it before and I will say it again that all our facilities are red zones. Rifles are for criminals, not for hunting antelopes.