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A prison break is an unlawful act under Nigerian law, of a prisoner forcing their way out of a prison.[1][2] It can also be described as attacks on the Nigerian Prisons Services by terrorists such as Boko Haram and armed robbers in which many prisoners are released.[3] Often, when this occurs effort are made by the Nigerian Prisons Services in conjunction with security agency to rearrest the escapee and return them to the prison and this may result in the extension of their jail term.[4] Prison break in Nigeria may be attributed to corruption,[5] poor funding of the prison services, poor prison facilities, inadequate security features such as CCTV, motion sensors, high wall made up of barbed wire and sometimes electric fencing of the wall.[6][7][8]
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