The Nigeria Prison Service has recaptured 108 inmates who escaped from the medium security Prisons of Minna, Niger State on December 6, 2014.

The total number of those that escaped from the prison was 275.

According to statement from Spokesperson of the Prisons Service, Mr. Ope Fatinikun, escaped inmates were recaptured through combined effort of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Police, DSS, Prisons and cooperation of surrounding communities.

He also said the total numbers of inmates in the custody of the Prisons Service for Mina Prisons was 157, which include the 49 inmates that did not escape. This leaves 166 inmates still at large.