200 Nigerian inmates escape in attack on prison

Sadraddin Ismayilov
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At least 240 inmates have escaped after unidentified gunmen attacked a custodial center in central Nigeria's Kogi state.

Report informs, citing Xinhua, that Nigerian Correctional Service spokesperson Francis Enobore said the attackers broke into the custodial center in Kabba, a town of the Kogi state, Sunday night, after a fierce gun battle with the guards, and forcefully released about 240 inmates.

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