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200 Nigerian inmates escape in attack on prison
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- 13 September, 2021
- 12:31
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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