ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian police have recaptured 54 of 175 prisoners who escaped from a jail in the southwest town of Akure after it was attacked by gunmen, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
Gunmen shot dead two civilians and then used explosives to raid the Olokuta prison in Ondo state on Sunday.
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