Nigeria, July 21 -- A security expert, Bright Echefu, has attributed the influx of terrorists into Nigeria to a prison break in Niger Republic, which led to the escape of several jihadist inmates from the facility.

Mr Echefu, president and managing director of EIB Group, a Nigerian firm that manufactures advanced security equipment like drones and bombs, revealed that many of the escapees have migrated into Nigeria, adding more pressure on the country's security forces.

He disclosed this during a media tour of EIB Group's subsidiaries in Abuja on Friday, where he highlighted the silent but significant efforts of the Nigerian military in combating terrorism across the country.

"You won't believe the amount of successes that has been rec...