A prisoner serving a 10-year jail term at the Koforidua prisons has allegedly escaped.
The convict, Charles Agyei, alias Rasta escaped Wednesday when he and other inmates went out with some prison officers to fetch firewood at Akwadum road.
An informant close to the Prisons, indicates that the escapee was using a chainsaw machine to cut down the firewood while the other inmates were gathering but managed to escape after realizing he was not being monitored.
Accra-based Starr FM reported that the Prison officers who were in charge of the inmates have been dispatched to search for the fugitive.
READ ALSO: Man murders pregnant lover, son and dumps them in mining pit
The Koforidua Prison commander, Bob Dery who confirmed the incident also refused to give details.
Background
The escapee, Charles Agyei was arrested on 22 December 2016. He attempted to escape when he was being sent to Court on December 23, but was recaptured and sent to court and fresh charges were slapped on him.
He was jailed for 9 months for that offence.