There has been no sign of the three prisoners who escaped from the Middledrift Correctional Centre in Mdantsane‚ Eastern Cape‚ police said on Thursday morning.
"There has been no new development thus far. We are still searching for them‚" police spokesman Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana said.
The men‚ identified as Aviwe Light Nkwalase‚ Andisa Vas and Sizwe Mhlana‚ escaped on Tuesday.
It was still unclear how they escaped.
The men‚ who are serving time for robbery and attempted robbery‚ have been described as dangerous by the police.
#sapsEC #SAPS established a task team to hunt 3 escapees that escaped from lawful custody yesterday. Aviwe Light / Nkwalase, Andisa Vas and Sizwe Mhlana escaped for Middledrift Correctional Centre. Anyone with info to contact #CrimeStop at 0860010111. SWhttps://t.co/tcPEMI8sIN pic.twitter.com/5QStqR9iZI
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) May 8, 2019
Source: TMG Digital.
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