Inmates escape Niger prison that holds militants

Niger’s interior ministry says search units are on alert after inmates escaped from the high-security Koutoukale prison on Thursday, July 11. This prison houses Islamist militants.

The ministry did not specify how many prisoners escaped or how they managed to do so. Koutoukale prison is located 50 kilometres northwest of Niamey, the capital of Niger. In 2016 and 2019, attempts to break out of this facility were stopped.

The prison holds…