Following a significant downpour that damaged portions of the perimeter fence on April 24, many prisoners from the Nigeria Correctional Service’s Medium Security Custodial Center in Suleja managed to escape. The identities of these individuals have been made public by the NCoS.
Rainfall on April 24 collapsed the Suleja Custodial Center’s walls, allowing 118 prisoners—some of whom are still at large—to flee.
ACC Abubakar Umar, the spokesperson for the Service, stated on Thursday that 31 escapees remained at large, despite reports that several of them had been apprehended again.
The statement says as follows: “On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, a heavy downpour caused the facility’s perimeter wall to collapse. As a result, the Nigerian Correctional Service wishes to publish the information of some escapees from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Suleja, FCT Command. In an attempt to apprehend them again and return them to custody, this has become relevant.
In an effort to track them down and return them to the facility, sister security agencies and the general public are encouraged to keep an eye out for the fugitives with the information provided below. Furthermore, because these escaping prisoners represent a threat to national security and public safety, the public is urged to work with the Service to apprehend them.
The public is also notified that the Nigerian Correctional Service has subsequently implemented both overt and covert tactics to apprehend any escapees and has strengthened security in all of the country’s detention institutions to prevent any security breaches.
The public can report any sightings of escapees to the closest security officer or agency, or they can give these numbers a call: 07087086005, 09060004598, or 08075050006. Our email addresses are info@corrections.gov.ng and complaintsresponsedesk@corrections.gov.ng, where the public can also reach us.
