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Over 100 inmates escape from Nigerian prison damaged by heavy rains: official

Abuja, April 25 (UNI) At least 119 inmates escaped Wednesday night from a custodial center damaged by heavy rains in central Nigeria, an official said Thursday.
Ten of the escaped inmates from the Suleja Custodial Center, in the north-central state of Niger, were recaptured and taken back into custody, Samson Duza, a Nigerian Correctional Service spokesman in the central region, said in a statement.
Nigeria has witnessed a series of jailbreaks in recent years, prompting the government to launch an audit of prison facilities in the country to fix their vulnerabilities.
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