An inmate who escaped from the Laguna Provincial Jail has been captured in Nueva Ecija, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) announced Tuesday.
NBI Laguna District Office (LAGDO) Danny Daganzo identified the jail escapee as Edwin Flores Ibanez.
Daganzo said Ibanez was arrested in a house in Barangay Tayabong, San Jose City by joint operatives of the NBI-LAGDO, Laguna Provincial Jail, and San Jose City Police Station.
“After his capture, subject was detained at the NBI-LAGDO in Sta. Rosa, Laguna for documentation prior to his turnover to the Laguna Provincial Jail for re-commitment,” Daganzo said.
Ibanez has been detained at the Laguna Provincial Jail for qualified rape and for two counts of violation of Section 5(b) of Republic Act 7610, the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act,
However, he managed to escape from the prison facility before dawn on Nov. 2, bringing with him long and short firearms as well as a bladed weapon.
“Upon receipt of the said alarm, LAGDO conducted immediate verification wherein information was received from an informant that subject escapee is currently in San Jose City, Nueva Ecija,” said Daganzo.
“The said information was verified and showed that indeed subject escapee Edwin Flores Ibanez is currently hiding/staying at a household in Barangay Tayabong, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija,” he added. (Jeffrey Damicog)
