About 286 inmates have reportedly escaped from the Maiduguri medium security custodial centre following severe flooding in the capital city on Tuesday.

A statement from the spokesman for the service, Umar Abubakar disclosed that the federal government is working to evacuate the correctional centre.

Umar assured the public that the service is working with sister security agencies to take the necessary measures to ensure public safety.

The Federal Government has also begun the evacuation of residents of the affected communities in the flooding that has ravaged North-Eastern city.

A statement by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday, said it is also working on the provision of food, shelter and medical assistance for the victims.

Thelagostimes recalls that the unfortunate flooding situation in the Maiduguri metropolis of Borno State, which started last weekend and increased in the early hours of Monday, 9th September 2024, resulted from excess water from the Alau Dam.