By Adedapo Adesanya
Tensions have heightened as several inmates escaped from the old Suleja Correctional Centre in the Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State following a rainstorm that destroyed a part of the facility’s fence on Wednesday night.
The storm accompanied by heavy rain around 9 p.m. destroyed parts of the old Suleja custodial centre, a development that led to many of the inmates escaping.
The rainstorm destroyed parts of the building and exposed the facility’s inner fence protecting one of the cells where inmates were kept.
According to reports, the incident occurred at night during the rains which pulled down a part of the fence undergoing repairs.
As of press time, the government has not reported the number of attacks as it was difficult to confirm how many prisoners escaped from the Suleja prison but it 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.
A search is still ongoing to recover some of the prisoners, Business Post gathered.