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A former B.C. correctional officer turned herself in to police on Monday after a warrant was issued for her arrest last month.
Naila Sheikh, who formerly worked as a correctional officer at the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam, has been released on conditions, with her first court appearance expected next week.
Documents obtained by CBC News show that Sheikh was assigned as the case manager for convicted gang murderer Rabih Alkhalil at the time of his July 2022 escape from the Port Coquitlam facility.
Sheikh faces charges of breach of trust, personation with intent to gain advantage, and unauthorized use of a computer, stemming from incidents occurring between February and March 2024.
However, it remains unclear if the current charges against Sheikh are directly related to the prison escape.
The investigation was led by B.C.’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC), an anti-gang task force.
Alkhalil was arrested in Qatar in September 2025 following a three-year search. Multiple accomplices alleged to have helped him escape were also charged and subsequently arrested or extradited.
RCMP deputy commissioner Dwayne McDonald stands next to a wanted poster for Rabih Alkhalil in the days after Alkhalil’s escape from custody. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Nina Krieger told CBC that while the charges are “deeply concerning,” the majority of the more than 1,300 correctional officers across B.C. serve with “professionalism, integrity and an unwavering dedication.”
B.C. Corrections has launched reviews to strengthen security guidelines and has concluded its internal investigation into the Alkhalil escape.
Sheikh is the second former B.C. correctional employee charged within the last year, following the case of Ramandeep Rai, who recently received a two-year conditional sentence for a breach of trust charge unrelated to the prison break.