At least 119 prisoners escape from Nigerian prison after heavy rain destroys part of facility
About 119 inmates have escaped from the old Suleja Correctional Centre in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State following a rainstorm that destroyed a part of the facility’s fence on Wednesday night.
The storm accompanied by heavy rain around 9 pm destroyed parts of the old Suleja custodial centre, a development that led to many of the inmates escaping from the facility.
The rainstorm destroyed parts of the building and exposed the facility’s inner fence protecting one of the cells where inmates were kept. A resident of Suleja town Babangida Turaki said the incident occurred at night during the rains which pulled down a part of the fence undergoing repairs.
The combined team of security agents has been sent to some strategic outlets and black spots of Suleja town to arrest the fleeing inmates.
Beyond the initial scope, at least ten inmates have been rearrested and returned to the Medium Security Custodial Centre. Spokesman of the Federal Capital Territory FCT Command of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Adamu Duza disclosed this in a statement on Thursday morning.
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