Prison break and negligence
The prison break at Chuadanga starkly contrasts the skill and capabilities of the prisoners compared to the inefficiency of the prison authorities. However the authorities' capability to pass the buck on is nothing short of remarkable!
Fascinating is the IG Prison's statement published in your daily on May17th. He rushed to Chuadanga and quickly found that the poor quality of construction enabled the prisoners to make a hole through the wall noiselessly! He had nothing to say about the efficient(?) prison guards and the prison authorities that allowed this to happen. What were the prison guards and their supervising officials doing while the prisoners could make a hole in the prison wall and get out! Possibly cat-napping on duty or even staying in their quarters, who knows! After all, the hole could not be made in a few minutes or in an hour or two! Was there no trace of connivance between the prisoners and the prison-keepers?
All this will be kept hidden from the public eye as highly confidential and treasured state secrets!
As usual PWD is the fall guy; accused post-facto of diluting cement (the costliest building material), and the benefits shared between the contractors and PWD officials, making both the parties cash rich!
Power failure is another excuse to pass on the blame. After all, this government has washed its hand off from new power plant projects; desperately needed in this power-starved country! Maybe the prison authorities have no funds to provide stand-by generators for essential security lighting in prisons!
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