# Correctional Services has confirmed and inmate who escaped from Rooigrond Correctional Centre in North West, has been recaptured within 72-hours. National commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale says Edward Madiba, who is serving a 20-year sentence for robbery, firearm possession, kidnapping and parole violation, was tracked down through a joint operation involving the department and law enforcement agencies. He says decoy items were placed at the scene to mislead investigators:
Rooigrond prison escapee Edward Madiba apprehended [SOUND]
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