Coverage dated October 22, 2021

Official: Dozens of inmates free in latest Nigeria jailbreak

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

Dozens of inmates have been freed after a jailbreak in southwest Nigeria, the third this year in Africa's most populous country. A prison official told The Associated Press Saturday that

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    575 inmates escape in latest Nigeria jailbreak (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Gunmen have attacked a prison in southwest Nigeria, freeing around 575 inmates, officials said Saturday.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Gunmen attack Nigeria prison, free dozens of inmates: Official (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Jailbreak at Oyo correctional centre in country’s southwest is the third to occur this year.

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Official: Dozens of inmates free in latest Nigeria jailbreak (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Dozens of inmates have been freed after a jailbreak in southwest Nigeria, the third this year in Africa's most populous country. A prison official told The Associated Press Saturday that

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Nigeria: Hundreds of prisoners escape amid armed attack | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Nigeria has experienced one of its largest jailbreaks — involving more than 1,800 inmates — after gunmen attacked a prison in the south of the country.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Nigeria: Gunmen free hundreds of inmates in jailbreak | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The third such major attack this year in Nigeria resulted in over 800 inmates being freed from a state prison. Police have since managed to rearrest more than 200 escapees.

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