Nigerian Drug Dealer Escapes From Malaysian Prison

A Nigerian drug dealer, Osuji Kelly Prince, who
escaped from a detention facility in Malaysia on
August 12, may have fled to Thailand, media
reports from Malaysia said, yesterday.
The 25-year-old Prince was assisted by a 52-year-
old corporal to escape from Jinjang Detention
Centre, where he was held for drugs possession.
Federal Narcotics Crime Investigation Department
chief, Noor Rashid Ibrahim, said he obtained the
information through their intelligence network.
“He had it planned all along and we are working
with Thai police to trace him and have him
deported to Malaysia,” he said.
Prince was arrested by Malaysian authorities on
August 1 with 9 kilogrammes of methamphetamine
(called syabu in Malaysia). The drugs were believed
to be worth about N439 million (RM9 million).
The 52-year-old corporal, who had pending
disciplinary issues related to his work prior to the
case, has been charged in court for aiding Prince’s
escape.
It would be reminded that according to Malaysian
laws, drug trafficking/dealing is punished by the
death penalty. The latest example is the Nigerian
student, Ugonna Philip Nwankwo, who was
sentenced to death by the Malaysian Shah Alam
High Court on July 25, 2013.