Floods Trigger Massive Prison Break in Northeast Nigeria

Over 270 inmates remain at large after a dam collapse caused severe flooding and breached prison walls in Borno state.

A dam collapse on September 10 led to severe flooding in Maiduguri, Borno state, resulting in 30 deaths and displacing over a million people.
The flooding caused the walls of Maiduguri's Medium Security Custodial Centre to collapse, allowing 281 inmates to escape.
Authorities have recaptured seven of the escaped inmates, but the search for the remaining fugitives, including potential Boko Haram members, is ongoing.
The floods have exacerbated an already critical humanitarian crisis, with displaced residents facing food shortages, lack of clean water, and the threat of disease outbreaks.
West Africa is experiencing its heaviest flooding in decades, affecting over 2.3 million people and causing widespread damage across multiple countries.