Unspecified number of inmates at the Maiduguri correctional center have escaped following a prison break.
DAILY POST reports that the incident occurred due to severe flooding in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Tuesday.
Raging floods had caused extensive damage to the prison and other facilities in the city.
According to Leadership, the prison authorities confirmed that the escapees were considered highly dangerous, stressing that they may be armed.
The development may heighten security threats in the state, occasioned by the activities of terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements.
It was, however, gathered that a manhunt is underway to locate and recapture the escaped inmates, with law enforcement agencies mobilising additional resources.
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