An early morning downpour on Monday, 28th October 2019 in Koton-Karfe, Kogi Local Government Area of Kogi State has led to the escape of about two hundred (200) prisoners from the medium federal correctional centre.
It was established that some parts of the building housing the inmates collapsed, even as many houses were submerged by the flood.
Although Vigil360 gathered from a prison source that one hundred (100) of the inmates have so far been rearrested, while an unspecified number voluntarily returned.
The report has it that the rain started around 2 am and lasted till early morning, leading to massive flood that destroyed many houses, including parts of the correctional centre, leading to the escape of the inmates.
The acting Chief Imam of Koton-Karfi central mosque, Saidu Suleiman Nuhu disclosed that the rain led to River Osugu over flooding its embankment and destroyed many houses, including a part of the correctional centre.
Efforts to speak with correctional officers proved abortive as they refused to speak on the situation.
Sources close to the prison service, however, disclosed that about 100 of the inmates who escaped have been rearrested by the security agents.