- Safiu Kehinde
Several inmates are currently at large following prison break at Maiduguri Custodial facility due to flooding which hit the Borno state capital city on Tuesday.
Accident to reports, unconfirmed number of inmates have escaped from the correctional centre following an extensive damage caused by the flood to the prison facility.
Rising waters have breached security barriers and weakened structural supports, allowing inmates to break free from their confinement.
Meanwhile, authorities have confirmed that the escapees were considered highly dangerous and may be armed, heightening the threat to public safety in the State already facing insurgency.
However, a manhunt is underway to locate and recapture the escaped inmates, with law enforcement agencies mobilizing additional resources.
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