Tag: jailbreak
Attackers blow up Nigerian prison fence, free 266 inmates
Heavily armed gunmen raided a jail in south-central Nigeria late on Sunday, blowing up the perimeter fence and freeing 266 inmates - almost everyone...
Nigeria jailbreak
At least 180 prisoners were at large after escaping from a jail in the Nigerian city Minna during a raid on the...
Mali arrest suspected Islamist fugitive linked to jail break
Mali security forces have arrested Mahamed Aly Ag Wadoussene, a fugitive at the heart of a jail break in Mali's capital on...
Shootout in Nigerian capital during attempted jail break kills 21
Detainees suspected of being members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram overpowered their guards at a prison near Nigeria's presidential villa in...
Nearly 1 000 escape in Congo jailbreak
Nearly 1 000 inmates escaped from a high security prison in Democratic Republic of Congo's top mining town Lubumbashi after gunmen attacked...