More than 100 inmates escape after rain damages Nigerian prison
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Police patrol near the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 24, 2024.
At least 118 inmates escaped from prison after heavy rains on Wednesday night damaged the facility in Suleja near the Nigerian capital, a prison service spokesperson said.
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