05 Feb, 2026
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Months after, 350 escapees from Suleja, Maiduguri prisons at large

The Nigerian Correctional Service has remained silent over the whereabouts of no fewer than 350 inmates who escaped from the Suleja and Maiduguri correctional facilities in 2024, following severe flooding and rainfall. Earlier in the year, on April 24, heavy rains caused the walls of the Suleja Medium Security Prison in Niger State to collapse, […]

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NCoS Recaptures 19 of 119 Escaped Inmates from Suleja Custodial Centre

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has made significant progress in apprehending escaped inmates from the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre, with 19 out of 119 recaptured thus far. This development follows the harrowing events of April 24, 2024, when heavy rainfall severely damaged the custodial center’s infrastructure, leading to the escape of over a hundred […]