The escape occurred on April 24 when a heavy rainfall destroyed the prison walls, leading to the breakout of 118 inmates.
A set of additional 21 names and pictures of inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, has been released by the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS).
The escape occurred on April 24 when a heavy rainfall destroyed the prison walls, leading to the breakout of 118 inmates.
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, attributed the incident to the old and weakened state of the facility’s walls and assured that the federal government would take measures to prevent such occurrences in the future.
On June 6, the NCoS spokesperson, Abubakar Umar, announced that 23 escapees had been recaptured.
On June 15, the NCoS published the names of 18 remaining fugitives on its website as: Ogbonna Kingsley, Auwal Mohammed, Mustapha Ibrahim, Suleiman Sani, Raphael Kelly, Abdullahi Babangida, Idris Bashir, Umar Mustapha, Ayuba Obedience, Lamido Gambo, Garba Fidelis, Mohammed Jibrin, Sylvester Allison, Albert Israel, Edoga Okwudili, Olaiya Stephen, Ibrahim Aminu, and Audu Usman.
On Thursday, Abubakar Umar released the names and pictures of 13 still-missing escapees, bringing the total number of publicly identified fugitives to 31.
These new names include, Tasiu Mohammed, Philip Ola, Mohammed Lawal, Buba Bello, Biyo Flamingo, Onyedikachi Emeka, Augustine Uden, Gambo Lamido, Sani Muhajid, Abubakar Hashiru, Haruna Salisu, Solomon Gkwangurum, and Aliyu Ismaila.
The NCoS has implemented “overt and covert” strategies to ensure the recapture of the escapees. "The public and sister security agencies are urged to help. Contact options for reporting sightings have been provided," it said.