118 escape in Nigeria jail attack
More than 100 inmates have escaped after gunmen attacked a federal prison in Nigeria and killed one guard.
The attack occurred in Koton-Karifi, a town just south of the nation’s capital of Abuja.
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SUBSCRIBEMore than 100 inmates have escaped after gunmen attacked a federal prison in Nigeria and killed one guard.
The attack occurred in Koton-Karifi, a town just south of the nation’s capital of Abuja.
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