The number of deaths in Nigeria Capital Prison increased to 5

Xinhua News Agency, July 6th (Reporter Guo Jun) The Nigerian Prison Management Department said on the 6th that a prison in the capital Abuja was attacked by an illegal armed organization on the evening of the 5th, causing a large number of prisoners The 5 people died and 19 were injured.

A spokesman for the management department of the Niba Prison, Abu Bakar Omar issued a statement in Abu on the afternoon of the 6th that armed elements used explosives to explode on the evening of the 5th to explode the gate of a prison in the southwestern suburbs of Abuja, and had a fire with the prison guard. One guard died in the firefire and three guards were injured. In addition, the incident also killed 4 prisoners and 16 prisoners injured. Omar said the prison was detained at the time of the incident, and more than 800 prisoners fled during the attack. The Nigerian security department captured more than 400 escape prisoners and continued to hunt 443 people who fled.

Earlier that day, Schoab Belgor, executive secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, said that the attack caused a prisoner's death and three prisoners injured.

The Minister of Defense Bahill Maggie told the media at the scene of the incident that the attack may be the role of the extreme organization "Boco Holy Land". unknown.

In recent months, armed attacks in Nigeria have caused a large number of casualties. The attack targets of militants include civilians, security forces, police and prisons such as government facilities.

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