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Minna prison break
2014 prison break in Nigerian prison
The Minna prison break was an attack on Minna medium prison, Minna in the northwestern Nigerian city of Niger State by three unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers.[1] The attack occurred on 6 December 2014.[2] 270 prisoners escaped from the prison leaving a security officer injured.[3] The escaped prisoners were largely gangs of armed robbers, awaiting trial.[4] It was reported that one of the notorious armed robbers in the prison called Osama took part in the jail break.[5]