21 Dead in Nigeria Prison Gun Battle

Publisher:
Voice of America
Publication Date:
31 March 2014
Tags:
Nigeria

A prison gun battle in Nigeria has left 21 people dead. Security officials say detainees suspected of being members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram overpowered their guards at a prison near Nigeria's presidential villa in Abuja on Sunday, seizing a rifle and triggering a 60-minute firefight. The incident erupted as the guards from Nigeria's state security service came in to feed the prisoners. VOA's Vincent Makori gets an update from Leo Keyen, Chief of VOA's Hausa service.

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