An unspecified number of 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.
Sources in Suleja said the storm during heavy rainfall destroyed parts of the custodial center around 9 p.m., allowing many inmates to escape from the facility.
The rainstorm destroyed parts of the prison building and exposed the inner fence protecting one of the cells where inmates were kept.
A resident of Suleja town confirming the incident said: “We helped to arrest two of the inmates and handed them over to the prison authorities.”
He said it was difficult to confirm how many prisoners escaped but noted that a combined security reinforcement returned some of the escaping prisoners.
The combined team of security agents has been sent to some strategic outlets and black spots of Suleja town to arrest the fleeing inmates.
Normalcy has since returned to Suleja town while a search is still ongoing to recover some of the prisoners.
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