Iran Press/ Africa: In a statement obtained by Iran Press on Thursday, the spokesman of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) command of the Nigeria Custodial Center, Adamu Duza, said a total of 118 inmates escaped after a heavy rainfall, which destroyed the prison’s fence on Wednesday night.
Adamu Duza noted that the downpour caused severe damage to the custodial center’s infrastructure, including a breach in the perimeter fence, which allowed the inmates to flee. In response, the NCoS swiftly activated its recapturing protocols, collaborating with other security agencies to recover 10 of the escaped inmates.
The spokesperson added that efforts to recapture the remaining fleeing inmates are to be ongoing."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 we are in hot pursuit to recapture the rest."Most of the prisons in Nigeria were built before the country's independence in 1960 and are now outdated. 219
