A photo of Wang Xiao, an inmate at the Nsawam Maximum Security Prison, who is currently at large has emerged.
In the photo shared by Graphic Online, Xiao is 5 feet 6 inches tall and is averagely built.
Wang Xiao was serving a one-year jail term for theft at the Nsawam Maximum Security Prison but escaped during a medical assessment at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.
Superintendent Abdul Latif Adamu, the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Prisons Service, confirmed the escape and revealed that the inmate was undergoing medical examination at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital at the time of the incident.
During an interview on Citi FM on February 12, 2024, he elaborated that despite being escorted by prison officers, Xiao managed to escape.
“It is indeed true that an incident like that has come to the attention of the service, and we can confirm that, yes, an escape has happened at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital where an inmate, a Chinese to be specific who was sent there for assessment for medical care, unfortunately, escaped,” he said.