Authorities in Nigeria have confirmed the escape of inmates from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Suleja, Niger state.
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) said the inmates escaped during heavy rainfall, which caused the prison’s fence to collapse on Wednesday.
Spokesman of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) command of NCoS, Adamu Duza, said on Thursday, that a total of 118 inmates fled.
“A heavy downpour that lasted for several hours on the night of Wednesday, 24 April 2024 has wreaked havoc on the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Suleja, Niger state, as well as surrounding buildings, destroying part of the custodial facility, including its perimeter fence, giving way to the escape of a total of 118 inmates of the facility.”