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Nigeria:
Biafra Group Denies Responsibility Over Attack On Police Headquarters in Imo
Premium Times, 5 April 2021
The police headquarters in Imo as well as that of the Correctional Service were attacked at about 2 a.m. on Monday by unknown gunmen. Read more »
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Nigeria:
How Gunmen Attacked Prison to Free Nearly 2,000 Inmates
Premium Times, 5 April 2021
An official said the Owerri prison was attacked by 'unknown gunmen.' Read more »
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Nigeria:
Police Confirm Attack On Its Imo Headquarters, Prison, Blame IPOB
Premium Times, 5 April 2021
The attack on the police headquarters was carried out by the same armed group who also attacked a correctional facility in Owerri and freed over 1,800 inmates. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Gunmen Storm Prison, Free Inmates
Premium Times, 5 April 2021
The armed men used guns and dynamite and also attacked a police facility in the area. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Gunmen Storm Nigerian Prison, Free Inmates
Premium Times, 5 April 2021
The armed men used guns and dynamites and also attacked a police facility in the area. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Five Jailbreaks That Shook Country's Security Agencies
Daily Trust, 5 April 2021
Monday's attack on the Owerri Correctional Service in Imo State is one of the major attacks in the country. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Thousands of Fleeing Inmates Abandon Luggage On Owerri Streets
Vanguard, 5 April 2021
Thousands of inmates who were freed by hoodlums from the Owerri correctional facility, on Monday, littered the streets of Owerri with their lugages. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jailbreaks and Prison Conditions
This Day, 10 November 2020
The correctional facilities are in dire need of improvement Read more »
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Nigeria:
Week of Jailbreaks - Over 2,000 Inmates Escape From Three Prisons
Premium Times, 25 October 2020
A fourth attempt at another prison was foiled as armed men took advantage of the #EndSARS protests. Read more »