Suspected jihadists raid Nigeria prison, free hundreds

Abuja (AFP) July 6, 2022

Suspected Boko Haram jihadists using guns and explosives have blasted their way into a prison near Nigeria's capital, freeing hundreds of inmates in an operation to release jailed comrades, the government said Wednesday. Tuesday night's brazen attack on the outskirts of Abuja came hours after an ambush on a presidential security convoy in the northwest, in a fresh illustration of the struggl