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182 inmates at large after Nigeria jail break

There was a jail break in Nigeria. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • The attack happened late Sunday at the jail in the Tunga area of the Niger state capital, Minna.
  • Periodic jailbreaks occur in Nigeria's congested and poorly maintained prisons.

KANO

More than 180 inmates in a medium-security prison in central Nigeria were at large after unidentified gunmen opened fire on the facility, the government said on Monday.

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