A notorious armed robber, Johnson Kombian, aka Garkum, 32, has escaped from the Tamale Prison where he was serving his jail term.
The escape occurred last Thursday night and brings to three the number of times he has succeeded in running away from lawful custody.
A police source who confirmed the story said all efforts were being made to apprehend the fugitive.
Authorities at the prison were tight-lipped when the Daily Graphic visited there last Friday to enquire about the circumstances of the convict’s latest break-out.
However, according to the police source, Kombian was arrested late August last year at his hideout in Bolgatanga and sentenced to 56 months’ imprisonment with hard labour by the Tamale Circuit Court for escaping from the Tamale Prison in January 2006.
He had earlier escaped from custody at Gambaga in 2005 after he had been arrested for committing various criminal offences.
“We were preparing other charges of murder and robbery against the convict when we received the unfortunate news of his escape from lawful custody on Thursday evening,” it added.
Kombian’s escape from the prison in 2006 led to the dismissal and the reduction in rank of a number of prison officers in Tamale who were on duty that day.
According to the police, the convict had been on the police wanted list since 2005 for his alleged involvement in eight robberies, including the murder of some military persons at Nakpanduri in the East Mamprusi District.
He was also alleged to be responsible for the robbery at the BESSFA Rural Bank at Garu; the robbery, kidnapping and attempted murder of one Mathias Jato at Nakpanduri on August 1, 2005, May 5 and June 20, 2009, respectively.
Records with the police also indicate that Kombian stole an AK 47 assault rifle from the Nakpanduri Police Station on April 26, 2005, among other offences.
The convict is noted to visit mayhem on his victims and causes fear and panic wherever he operates.
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