{"id":5353,"date":"2026-06-11T09:53:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T09:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/urgent-manhunt-after-drug-dealer-escapes-prison-van-as-police-warn-dont-approach\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T09:53:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T09:53:38","slug":"urgent-manhunt-after-drug-dealer-escapes-prison-van-as-police-warn-dont-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/urgent-manhunt-after-drug-dealer-escapes-prison-van-as-police-warn-dont-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent manhunt after drug dealer escapes prison van as police warn &#8216;don&#8217;t approach&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_0e248e\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Temitope Segun, 25, escaped from a prison van after attacking a guard in south-east London<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37279358\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Temitope Segun is on the run\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37279358.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Segunjpeg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37279358.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_Segunjpeg.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37279358.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Segunjpeg.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37279358.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Segunjpeg.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Temitope Segun is on the run\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Temitope Segun is on the run<cite aria-label=\"Image: METROPOLITAN POLICE \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: METROPOLITAN POLICE )<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Members of the public are being urged not to approach a prisoner who fled from a transport van after appearing in court in south-east London on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Temitope Segun, 25, who is serving a sentence for supplying class A drugs, was last spotted near Woolwich High Street at around 6:40pm on Monday, June 8, according to the Met.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He was being transferred from Bromley Magistrates Court to HMP Thameside when he attacked a guard and made his escape, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Private contractor Serco, which was responsible for transporting the prisoner, said it was &#8220;investigating&#8221; the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Segun was last seen wearing a black jacket, black trousers and black trainers, and is thought to have connections to Plumstead, Abbey Wood and Woolwich.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A Serco spokesperson said: &#8220;An incident occurred on the evening of Monday 8 June in Woolwich. The matter is under investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One member of staff was hurt in the incident and is currently recovering at home, they added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Serco holds a prisoner escort and custody services contract with the Ministry of Justice covering the south of England.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Det Sgt Claudine Manning from the Met Police said: &#8220;My team of dedicated officers are working around the clock to trace and apprehend Temitope Segun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It is imperative that the public contact police via 999 if they see him \u2013 or know where he may be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/urgent-manhunt-after-drug-dealer-37279197\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Temitope Segun, 25, escaped from a prison van after attacking a guard in south-east London<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0_Segunjpeg.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}