Nigeria, March 24 -- Five out of 12 inmates who escaped from a prison facility in Kogi State on Monday have been recaptured, according to a statement by the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS).

The prisoners escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Koton Karfe, Kogi State. NCoS spokesperson Abubakar Umar explained that the jailbreak occurred in the early hours of Monday, 24 March.

Mr Umar explained that some inmates tampered with the padlocks in a section of the facility, allowing them to escape.

"Upon receiving reports of the attack, the Acting Controller General of Corrections, Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, in collaboration with heads of sister security agencies, including the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Kogi...