
Nigeria: Gunmen attack prison, allowing inmates to escape
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Armed men launched an assault on a prison in Owerri in Nigeria’s Imo State, allowing a number of inmates to escape from the overcrowded facility. It’s the latest in a wave of attacks against police in the region.
Plus, Mozambique’s military says it has regained full control of Palma in Cabo Delgado. Thousands of people fled the area after heavily armed militants descended on the town.
And Ghanaian singing sensation Mzvee talks to DJ Edu about how the pressures of fame forced her to take a break from music.
(Photo: Imo State’s Governor Hope Uzodinma visits the site of the attack; Credit: Imo State Government)
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