The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed that some Boko Haram commanders held at the Maiduguri New Prison were among those who escaped.

Not fewer than 200 inmates have escaped after a devastating flood pulled down a prison wall in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

An official of the Nigerian Correctional Center in Maiduguri told SaharaReporters on Tuesday that over 200 inmates escaped from the facility after a portion of the facility's parameter fence was pulled down in the aftermath of the flood that ravaged the city on Tuesday.


The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed that some Boko Haram commanders held at the Maiduguri New Prison were among those who escaped.

The source said, "The rain was torrential and caused terrible flood which affected our facility.

"Part of the wall of the Maiduguri New Prison collapsed and some Boko Haram commanders held in our facility have escaped with other prisoners. Those who escaped are more than 200 in all.”


"We were able to move 200 other inmates to a different facility," the officer added.

In a stark contradiction to the Borno State government's earlier assurances, the flood situation in Maiduguri took a turn for the worse on Tuesday, just four days after officials claimed to have implemented comprehensive preventive measures.

As reported earlier by SaharaReporters, the devastating flood struck Maiduguri and surrounding communities in the early hours of Tuesday, leaving hundreds of residents stranded.

The disaster has resulted in widespread destruction and displacement.

When contacted the spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service, Abubakar Umar, regarding the issue, he said, "We're taking stock across the country. I can speak to the press two hours from now, so please call me in the next two hours."


https://saharareporters.com/2024/09/10/breaking-over-200-inmates-including-boko-haram-commanders-escape-flood-collapses

The already insecure country have become more insecure with those terrorists back in our society.

Naija!

I try so hard to believe Nigeria is not cursed but the more I wish it's not the more it becomes a reality. Since our security men are not able to eradicate these issue of insecurity I wonder how the will catch these hardened terrorist now.

Imagine

@seun @mods

Front page please
There’s a serious crisis in maiduguri and it’s not in the front page

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_vRX8ZCNGh/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

This must be a miracle. Maybe the inmates are members of the "Lord's Chosen" or had the Church stickers on themselves.

So, who opened the doors before the collapse of the wall? The flood?

Or, were the inmates safe and sound enough and did they see non-flooded paths for escape after the flood pulled down the wall?

G

Wahala no too much like dis

Nice.
Insecurity raised to power 2

COMRADES are speechless

My prayers for people of Borno state. They have really suffered from man made and natural disasters.

It is well with them

AfonjaMozlems:
Tinubu deliberately flooded the dam to release his boys. The same boys he recruited to sabotage GEJ's government in 2013.

Don't worry it will soon reach your turn.

Good news. More blood suckers in town to further reduce the over blotted population of the North. Shey Una think say madness dey do you no? E go clear for una eyes

Hmm

God don hear some of them prayers... Dem go run.
Freedom is priceless

Flood wey no reach where them keep Lamidi cownu

Added to the ones on ground plus bandit, lol , oga take it or leave it there is no hope in Nigeria

But why not divide the country so that everybody can face there problem

East face there unknown gunmen
North face there Boko Haram and banditry
West go with there mouth odd and face there skull mining and ritual

His brothers are free
Sheu Gumi after receiving this news

Story doesnt add up. Did the flood suddenly appeared or it grew slowly?. If normal humans had time to relocate then the govt too knew they had to relocate dangerous people locked up in that place. They allowed those guys escape and not the flood.

More like set free by their oga at the top in aso rock , BH is the armed wing of APC , which of the commanders escaped? They were never in jail, your vice president is field commander of BH

We don't even have a system of tracking people.
Na why America no want us coming to their country without knowing ur history of crime.