8 inmates bolt Lanao del Norte jail

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PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Sept. 3 (PNA) -- The police have launched pursuit operations to recapture the eight detainees who bolted from jail early Thursday in nearby Lanao del Norte province.

Senior Superintendent Madid Paitao, Lanao del Norte police director, identified the escapees as the following: Karis Balwa; Ano Angni; Bukong Santos; Waled Mandagla; Bawi Mapandi; Samsoding Mamao; Musakira Tomanto; and a certain Muran.

Paitao said the detainees escaped from the provincial jail in Barangay Pigcarangan, Tubod, Lanao del Norte around 3:15 a.m. Thursday.

Paitao said investigation showed the escapees managed to escape after they sawed the iron grills of their detention cell with a hacksaw.

He said they have coordinated with the other law enforcement agencies, including the military forces, to assist them in the manhunt operation.

He called on the public to assist them by way of providing timely information as to the whereabouts of the detainees. (PNA)

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