How over 100 inmates escaped as rain destroyed Suleja Prison
By Chris Udochukwu MINNA – Report reaching Precise Post has it that no fewer than 119 inmates of the Medium Security Custodial Centre located in Suleja, Niger state, have escaped after hours of heavy downpour which destroyed parts of the facility on Wednesday night. Spokesman of the FCT Command of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Adamu Duza disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, April 25. “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,” Dazu said. According to him, the Service has immediately activated its recapturing mechanisms, and in conjunction with sister security agencies has so far recaptured 10 fleeing inmates and taken them into custody, while still in a hot chase to recapture the rest. Duza noted that the NCoS is not unmindful of the fact that many of its …
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