One hundred and eighteen (119) inmates have escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centres in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State following a rainstorm that destroyed the facility on Wednesday night.
The downpour which lasted for several hours on the night of Wednesday, wreaked havoc on the Suleja Correctional Centre, as well as surrounding buildings, destroying part of the custodial facility, including its perimeter fence, giving way to the escape of inmates in the facility.
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A statement by the Command Public Relations Officer of the facility, Deputy Superintendent of Corrections, AS Duza, said the Service has immediately activated its recapturing mechanisms, and in conjunction with sister security agencies have so far recaptured 10 fleeing inmates and taken them into custody, while making efforts to recapture the rest.
He implored the public to look out for the fleeing inmates and report any suspicious movement to the nearest security agency.
Arabella Star Magazine gathered that the rainstorm destroyed parts of the building and exposed the inner fence of the facility that hitherto was protecting one of the cells housing inmates.
Built since the colonial era, the Suleja Custodial Centre is old and structures are need rehabilitation and upgrading.