7 of 9 escapees from PNP jail in Manila recaptured - police

Seven of the nine detainees who escaped from a Manila detention facility have been recaptured, according to the police on Thursday.

Manila Police District spokesperson Police Major Philip Ines told GMA News Online that the seven men who escaped from MPD Station 1 on early Wednesday morning are back in their custody.

Two escapees are still at large.

The nine detainees who escaped are facing various charges that include illegal drugs, robbery and illegal possession of firearms.

It was around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday when the detainees pried open several worn down steel bars of the jail facility and managed to escape.

After the incident, authorities have welded additional steel bars to prevent further escapes from happening. There is an ongoing investigation to determine how the cops manning the station were caught unaware of the jailbreak which occurred next to the desk officer and the area being monitored by CCTV camera.

The station commander, his deputy, the duty officer and the policemen on duty at the time of the jailbreak have been administratively relieved.

Visitation rights for the remaining 100 detainees at the station’s jail facility are currently suspended.—RF, GMA Integrated News