THE police have launched a manhunt operation in a bid to recapture an inmate who bolted from jail in the province of Zamboanga del Norte.

Object of the operation is Roger Gumial, 32, according to the Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Police Office.

The police said that Gumial escaped from the Zamboanga del Norte Reformatory Center around 10 a.m. Monday, January 7, by climbing the concrete fence at the back of the detention facility.

The police said the Gumial was charged for the crime of murder. (Bong Garcia/SunStar Philippines)