Nigeria issues wanted list after militant jailbreak

Many have been left wondering how the militants managed to target the exact cells where their colleagues were being held

Nigeria’s prison authorities have published the names and photos of 69 suspected militants who recently escaped from a prison in the capital, Abuja, during a deadly raid on the facility.

On Tuesday, armed men broke into the Kuje Correctional Centre – freeing more than 800 inmates, half of whom have been recaptured. It is especially worried about 69 of those still on the run.

It says they have links to the jihadist Boko Haram group or other terror-linked cases and urged the public to get in touch with any information that can help track them down.

The Islamic State group said its fighters carried out the brazen jailbreak.

Many have been left wondering how the militants managed to target the exact cells where their colleagues were being held.

At least four inmates, one security guard and several of the attackers were killed during the raid, while parts of the prison building were destroyed.

It was the latest in a series of jailbreaks over the last two years that have seen more than 5,000 prisoners escape.

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