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Nigeria: Gunmen attack Nigerian prison; 240 inmates freed
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ABUJA, 14 September 2021, (TON): Heavily armed men raided a jail in southcentral Nigeria and after blowing up the perimeter fenc, freed 240 inmates, almost everyone in the prison.
A spokesman for the Correctional Service said “the attackers started a gun battle with guards late on Sunday at the medium-security prison at Kabba in Kogi state, southwest of the federal capital Abuja.”
Spokesman Francis Enobore said “the medium-security custodial centre in Kabba, Kogi state, has been attacked by yet to be identified gunmen and 240 inmates forcefully released.”
Officials said “the gunmen destroyed three sides of the prison’s perimeter fence with explosives and then overcame a team of 35 security officers.”
Enobore said two correctional officers were killed during the attack, and only 54 of the inmates were unable to escape.
According to the interior ministry, another two guards were missing.
It was unclear who the gunmen were but central and northwest Nigeria have been terrorised by criminal gangs for years.
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