Gunmen stormed their way into Kogi prison before opening fire on the wardens and emptying the jail of all but one of its 200 inmates, on Wednesday night.
The attack in the central Kogi state left one warden dead, and while there was no official confirmation of the raiders' identity, local residents suspected the Boko Haram Islamist sect that has been wreaking havoc in Nigeria.
"There was a jail break last night [Wednesday]. From reports available to us, a large number of gunmen attacked the Koton Karfe prison around 7:00pm [local time] and threw explosives at the gate and opened fire on our wardens," prison spokeswoman Hadiza Aminu said.
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