The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, on Thursday alerted the general public that about 31 inmates who escaped from the Suleja prison are still at large.

The NCoS called on Nigerians to assist the service in recapturing the fleeing inmates, stressing that they posed danger to public safety and national security.

The Service Public Relations Officer, SPRO Assistant Controller of Corrections (ACC) Abubakar Umar made the call in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.

Recall that a downpour on April 24, wreaked havoc on the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State.

The incident resulted in extensive damage to the facility, which facilitated the escape of about 119 inmates.

In the statement, Umar revealed that the NCoS had since deployed overt and covert strategies towards recapturing all escapees.

He assured that security in custodial facilities nationwide was beefed up to forestall any security breaches.

According to him, the service had published the information of some escapees from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Suleja, FCT Command.

“This has become pertinent in an effort to recapture them and bring them back to custody.

“The information of the fugitives are hereby published for sister security agencies, as well as the general public to look out for them in an attempt to recapture them and bring them back to the facility”.