Rumbek Prison Escapee Shot And Wounded

[Elisabeth Janaina]

Rumbek Prison Escapee Shot And Wounded


South Sudan Prison Service wardens have shot and wounded a prisoner
who had last month escaped from the Lakes state main correctional
service.


17 May 2013



By Gabriel Mayom

JUBA, 17 May 2013 (Gurtong) - Residents said they heard gunshots
inside Malual-kodi residential area when prison warden were pursuing
the suspect accused of murder.

Maciec Maker Yomdit, suspected for alleged of murder cases had escaped
from Rumbek Central correctional prison services last month after
prison services warden failed to secure prison facilities.

Senior security officials they discovered the suspect and how the shot
him when they launched an operation to recapture him.

“We have captured Maker today in Malual-kodi after we obtained
information of his present in town. Our forces stopped him but his
attempt to run away but during the process his was shot at his neck by
our warden guard,” said officer who requested anonymity.

He added that Maker is under restricted security observation in
hospital bed at Lakes state hospital being admitted with gunshot
wounds.

Lakes state correctional prison services had several record of inmate
escaping away from prison whereby officials are allegedly cooperating
to let inmates escape.

This is the first time guards in Rumbek made a face to face
confrontation with inmates who had escaped.



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