Armed raiders free 120 prison inmates in Ganye

OFFICIALS say gunmen attacked a remote town in Nigeria’s north-east, killing 25 and freeing 120 prisoners.

By The Newsroom

Published 25th Mar 2013, 00:00 BST

Andrew Barka, Adamawa state’s head of prisons, said yesterday 120 inmates were freed in the Friday night raid in Ganye, near the Cameroon border. Police spokesman Mohammed Ibrahim said 25 people were killed after the assailants also attacked a bank and a drinking spot.