
5 Suspects Still At Large After Wundanyi Escape
5 Suspects Still At Large After Wundanyi Escape
Eight suspects had escaped from the facility but three of them were on Sunday rearrested at the Godoma area in the Mwatate subcounty and have since been remanded at the Manyani Maximum Security Prison in Voi, officials said.
Commissioner General of Prisons Patrick Aranduh sent a team from Nairobi to the area to investigate the circumstances that led to the escape of eight remand prisoners on Saturday night.
The investigations are focusing on officers who were on duty that night.
Outgoing Coast regional police boss George Sedah said five suspects are still at large.
He said efforts are being made to re-arrest them even as he appealed for help for the recapture.
He urged locals to report any of the suspects who may be seen in their area.
“These are deemed dangerous suspects. We appeal to locals to help us recapture them,” he said.
The suspects are said to have staged the escape after cutting part of the roof of the prison cell.
Police and prison officials said the suspects cut the iron sheets of the roof and used the opening to escape unheard.
The escape was noticed hours later as the prison warders on duty conducted a routine check.
The suspects were in remand waiting for the hearing of their cases, which were in various stages, officials said.
The personnel from Nairobi and the area recorded statements from those who were on duty as part of efforts to establish circumstances surrounding the escape.
Police and prison officials staged an operation in the area on Monday.
Prisons officials said they had alerted authorities in areas where the suspects come from to help in tracing and re-arresting them.
There are fears the suspects may harm witnesses or may be attacked in the villages.
5 Suspects Still At Large After Wundanyi Escape