Borno Flooding Aides Large Inmates Escape From Prison

Following a jail break, an unknown number of prisoners at the Maiduguri correctional facility fled.

According to THE MATRIX, the tragedy happened on Tuesday as a result of intense flooding in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State.

Severe flooding has severely damaged the city’s jail system as well as other institutions.

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Leadership claims that the jail administration acknowledged that the escaped inmates were regarded as extremely dangerous and that they may be armed.

The development may heighten security threats in the state, occasioned by the activities of terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements.

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It was, however, gathered that a manhunt is underway to locate and recapture the escaped inmates, with law enforcement agencies mobilising additional resources.