Six hundred inmates escape after jihadis attack jail in Nigeria’s capital

Six hundred inmates escape after jihadis attack jail in Nigeria’s capital
Broken walls are seen at the Kuje maximum prison in Abuja after a rebel attack (Chinedu Asadu/AP)

At least 600 inmates have escaped in a jailbreak in Nigeria’s capital city, officials said.

The attack was blamed on Islamic extremist rebels.

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