Over 350 inmates who escaped from the Suleja and Maiduguri correctional facilities earlier this year remain unaccounted for, months after their escape due to severe flooding. The Nigerian Correctional Service has yet to provide updates on efforts to recapture the fugitives.
On April 24, 2024, heavy rains caused the walls of the Suleja Medium Security Prison in Niger State to collapse, resulting in the escape of 119 inmates. Of these, only 23 have been rearrested. Similarly, on September 9, flooding led to the collapse of the perimeter wall at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Maiduguri, Borno State, allowing 281 inmates to escape, with just seven recaptured.
Efforts to obtain comments from Correctional Service spokesperson Umar Abubakar went unanswered, as the Service remains silent on the status of the remaining escapees.
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