No fewer than 119 inmates have escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Suleja, Niger state.
The inmates were said to have escaped, following hours of heavy downpours which destroyed parts of the facility on Wednesday night.
Public Relations Officer of the Federal Capital Territory FCT Command of the Nigeria Correctional Service NCoS, Adamu Duza made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday.
Duza revealed that the Service has immediately activated its recapturing mechanisms, and in conjunction with sister security agencies, disclosing that 10 of the fleeing inmates have been recaptured and taken back into custody.
The statement read: “A heavy…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
