April 25, 2024 4:59 PM

More than 100 inmates escape after rain damages Nigerian prison

At least 118 inmates escaped from prison after heavy rains on Wednesday night damaged the facility in Suleja near the Nigerian capital, a prison service spokesperson said.   The downpour, which lasted several hours, wrecked parts of the medium-security prison, including the perimeter wall and surrounding buildings, spokesperson Adamu Duza said in a statement on Thursday.   Service agents were hunting the fugitives and had so far recaptured 10 of them with the help of other security agencie...