The police in South Africa have announced a reward for information that could lead to the arrest of a notorious Nigerian criminal, who escaped from prison in Pretoria, last month.
While announcing that a nationwide hunt for the Nigerian is underway, police spokesperson, Lt. Col. Lungelo Dlamini, disclosed that “information that may lead to the arrest of the prisoner may be rewarded”.
Henry Edema Timaya Onoh, popularly known as “Spiderman”, escaped from the maximum section of Kgosi Mampuru II prison, on December 3, according to reports.
He was due to be sentenced for various crimes, including robbery, rape, burglary and theft before his escape.
Police gave no details about how he managed to escape from the high security facility, but said he had been scheduled to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on December 5.
“It is not clear how Onoh escaped, but we are still pursuing several leads”, Dlamini said.
“We are also appealing to the community to help us find this criminal who is running away from the law.
“Police have launched a manhunt for this dangerous prisoner. He was due to be sentenced for serious crimes including house robbery, rape, housebreaking and theft.
“He got away in the early hours of the morning and we are investigating”, Dlamini further said.
The fleeing Nigerian had, reportedly, been linked to serious crimes in different parts of the country, including Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal.
Dlamini added that police believed he might have already fled to another province.
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