A former North Fraser Correctional Service guard wanted for breach of trust and personhood has surrendered to authorities.
An arrest warrant was issued for Naila Sheikh last month. The former corrections officer turned herself in to police Monday morning. She has been released on conditions and Sheikh’s first court appearance is expected next week.
Sheikh was a correctional officer at the North Fraser Pretrial Center in Port Coquitlam. She faces three felony charges: identity fraud, breach of trust and unauthorized use of a computer.
Global News has learned that she was a case manager for a convicted murderer Rabih Alkhalilwho escaped from custody in July 2022.
It is not known if the charges against Sheikh have anything to do with Alkhalil’s escape.
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The notorious gangster got out of jail with the help of two men posing as contractors.
At the time, Alkhalil was on trial for murdering a rival gangster at Vancouver’s Wall Center in 2012. Alkhalil was found guilty in absentia. After more than three years on the run, Alkhalil, who was one of Canada’s most wanted fugitives, was was tracked down and arrested in Qatar under an alias in September 2025.
Alkhalil is still overseas as Canada does not have a formal extradition treaty with Qatar.
Sheikh’s lawyer, Gagan Nahal, successfully kept another former corrections officer out of prison.
Last week, Ramandeep Rai received a two-year suspended sentence to be served in the community after pleading guilty to breach of trust.
She failed to report that an inmate with whom she was romantically involved had a cell phone.
Nahal tells Global News that he has requested discovery from Crown prosecutors. At this stage, he has not received any evidence, so he cannot comment on whether there is any connection between Sheikh’s allegations and Alkhalil’s escape.
-with file from Rumina Daya
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