Flooding: FG reveals identities of over 200 prisoners who escaped from Maiduguri prison, details emerge

  • The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) confirmed that 274 inmates were missing after the walls of the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Maiduguri collapsed
  • The NCoS has assured the public that the biometrics and details of the escaped inmates are being shared to aid in their recapture
  • NCoS is working closely with other security agencies to apprehend the remaining escapees

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has revealed that 274 inmates went missing after the recent flooding in Maiduguri, Borno State.

The service noted that the flood caused the walls of the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) to collapse.