No less than 274 inmates have escaped from a jail in Nigeria’s Borno state following heavy flooding, the Nigerian Correctional Provider mentioned Sunday.“The flood introduced down the partitions of the correctional amenities, together with the medium safety custodial heart Maiduguri (MSCC) in addition to the personnel quarters within the town,” the provider spokesman Abubakar Umar mentioned in a commentary.In line with Umar, a minimum of 281 inmates controlled to flee whilst they had been being transferred to “a protected and protected facility” and 7 of them had been recaptured later.Umar mentioned that the provider is acutely aware of escapees’ identities, together with their biometrics and made this knowledge “to be had to the general public.”The seek for the inmates is ongoing, he mentioned.It is a creating tale and will likely be up to date.For extra The Gentleman Report information and newsletters create an account at The Gentleman Report.com