A migrant who escaped from a detention centre died in hospital at 12.30 a.m. where he was taken after fainting soon after his recapture.

A magisterial inquiry is under way and the Home Affairs Ministry is also expected to set up an inquiry. The migrant showed no external signs of violence.

He was in a group of seven migrants who escaped from Safi detention centre late yesterday. Two Nigerians, including the one who was found dead, were captured. They were taken to Lyster Barracks. The other five are still at large.

A soldier was injured during the escape.

The escaped migrants had been in detention for some months and were about to be repatriated.

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