At least 119 inmates escaped a medium security jail in Nigeria, as heavy rains on Wednesday (Apr 24) night damaged the colonial-era prison facility in Suleja, near the Nigerian Capital of Abuja.

Nigeria: At least 119 criminals escape after heavy rains damage 'colonial-era' prison in Suleja

Around 440 inmates are on the run after a suspected raid by Islamist Boko Haram militants on a prison in Nigeria's capital Abuja on Tuesday night, an interior ministry official said.

Some 440 inmates on run after suspected Boko Haram raid on Nigeria prison

Hundreds of prisoners have escaped from Nigerian prison after militants armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched a series of coordinated attacks overnight in South Eastern Nigeria on April 5.

Mass prison break as over 1800 escape from correctional facility in Nigeria