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Abuja — Ministry of Interior According to officials, 300 prisoners are on the run on Tuesday night in a prison in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, allegedly attacked by Boko Haram militants.
Nigeria's assault on the avant-garde of President Muhammad Buhari and another ambush are heading for his hometown in Katsina, north of Nigeria, and Nigeria's ongoing security, especially in the northern region. It highlights the above issues. Armed rebels and gangs are rampant.
Secretary of the Interior, Schuive Bergore, was killed by a journalist outside Abuja Prison with 900 prisoners during the attack, and three others. Said he was injured.
He said a suspected Boko Haram attacker had come for a member who was in prison.
"They came especially for the conspirators, but to catch them ... some of them are in a general (prison) group, so they broke out and of that group. Others fled as well, but many returned, "Bergoa said.
He added that more than 600 prisoners had fled, but half were recaptured and Manhunt continued.
"They called the police. Some of them were successfully recovered from the bushes they were hiding in. And (currently) about 300 of the 600 from prison cells were recovered. I did, "he said.
Outside the prison, on Wednesday morning, burnt debris of several vehicles with ammunition holes was seen, proving a nearby gun battle during the assault.
When an armed guard brought in a shirtless prisoner with a severe leg injury, a helicopter hovered overhead and another injured prisoner was taken to prison.
Buhari put on a pre-team of guards, protocols and media officers heading to the president's hometown of Daula near the border with Niger to prepare for the Islamic Eid al-Adha vacation. I wasn't in the car convoy.
"The attackers fired at the convoy from an ambush position, but were repulsed by the military, police, and guards who accompanied the convoy," a presidential spokesman said in a statement. (Additional report by Garba Muhammad and Ardo Hazzad, written by Bate Felix, edited by Christian Schmollinger and Mark Heinrich)
