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A total of 114 escaped inmates from Nigeria's Kogi state prison recaptured

A total of 114 inmates that escaped from Nigeria's Kogi state prison have been recaptured, the prison service said in a statement on Tuesday.

Gunmen attacked a jail in the south-central Nigerian town late on Sunday and freed 266 inmates - almost everyone in the prison.

(Reporting by Camillus Eboh; Writing by Chijioke Ohuocha; Editing by Chris Reese)

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