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A heavy rain on Wednesday night extensively damaged the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, leading to the escape of 118 prisoners. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Adamu Duza, spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service, on Thursday. […]

The Nigeria Correctional Service has exonerated its official, Usman Magaji, who shot Ibrahim Yahaya, resulting in the civil unrest and mob action witnessed at the popular Wuse Market in Abuja on Tuesday. The Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Command, Josephine Adeh, explained that Yahaya, having been convicted by a Federal Capital Territory mobile court, was being taken to prison when he tried to escape and was shot.