Law enforcement officials have launched a search for convicted prisoner Jose Awad, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara today and his supervising officer is under close arrest.
The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) in a statement today said that Awad escaped while labouring at the snackette in the compound of the Cecil Kilkenny Training School.
The escape occurred around 1 pm. Awad from Redlock Lima Sand, Essequibo, is serving two-years for break and enter and simple larceny, the GPS said.
The prisoner was left unsupervised for a short period of time and seized the opportunity to get away.
Several search teams have been engaged in a bid to recapture him.
The Director of Prisons is appealing to members of the public, relatives, and friends to give any relevant information as to the whereabouts of the escapee so that he can be captured and returned to the prison.
An appeal was also made to the escapee to surrender to the police or relevant authority, “to avoid any serious confrontation that is likely to result in the use of force”.
All information will be treated with a high degree of confidence and also the rights of the escapee will be respected and upheld, the GPS added.
Anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of Jose Awad is asked to contact the Officer-in-Charge at Lusignan Prison or the nearest police station.
The supervising officer will be placed under close arrest while the prison service and the police force conduct their investigation, the release added.
