Nearly 2,000 inmates escape in attacks on Nigeria prisons
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities said Tuesday that nearly 2,000 inmates had broken out of jail after crowds attacked two prisons, while officials announced a 24-hour curfew in the megacity of Lagos in an attempt to quell the unrest stemming from two weeks of protests against police brutality.
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