Unconfirmed reports say nearly 1,000 inmates escaped from correctional facility in south-west of country

Heavily armed men have stormed a prison in south-west Nigeria using grenades, the facility said on Saturday, with unconfirmed media reports saying nearly 1,000 inmates had escaped.

“Gunmen that came in large numbers” attacked the Abonlogo correctional facility with grenades on Friday evening, Olanrewaju Anjorin, an administration spokesperson for the prison in Oyo state, said.

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Source: The Guardian