Nigeria: more than 1,800 prisoners escape after the attack on a prison in the south-east of the country (authorities)
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More than 1,800 inmates escaped Monday (April 5th) from a prison in Imo State, in south-eastern Nigeria, after an attack by "armed men," Nigerian prison services said. "Owerri prison [...] was attacked around 2:15 am Monday by unidentified armed men who forcibly released 1,844 detainees," Nigerian prison service spokesman Francis said in a statement. Enobore.