{"id":9886,"date":"2014-03-31T09:05:07","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T09:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=9886"},"modified":"2014-03-31T09:05:07","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T09:05:07","slug":"nigeria-attempted-jailbreak-leaves-more-than-20-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=9886","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria &#8216;attempted jailbreak&#8217; leaves more than 20 dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9887\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Security-forces.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9887\" alt=\"Security forces\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Security-forces.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Security-forces.jpg 624w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Security-forces-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Security forces have launched a huge operation against Boko Haram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Police said the trouble started when a prisoner beat a guard with his handcuffs in an attempt to escape.<\/p>\n<p>Local media say many of the police detainees are suspected members of the Islamist group Boko Haram.<\/p>\n<p>The group has waged a violent four-year campaign to install a radical form of Islam in the north.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands have been killed since the conflict started in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>At least three million people have been affected, Nigeria&#8217;s Red Cross said last week.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear whether all of those killed during Sunday&#8217;s unrest are prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>A spokeswoman for the State Security Services, Marilyn Ogar, said two service personnel had been seriously injured in the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Guards at the facility in Abuja opened fire after the attempted escape of one prisoner, she said.<\/p>\n<p>The army was deployed to the area, which is near the presidential villa.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;New recruits&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Presidential spokesman Reuben Abati described the incident as an &#8220;attempted jailbreak&#8221; in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abati1990\/status\/450222009054945280\">a post on Twitter.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He said the situation was under control and that President Goodluck Jonathan was safe and well.<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram attacks have increased during the first three months of 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Amnesty International says 1,500 people have been killed in north-east Nigeria this year.<\/p>\n<p>A report by the human rights group says more than half of those killed were civilians.<\/p>\n<p>As well as attacks on schools, Boko Haram has hit military installations such as the main barracks in the city of Maiduguri earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay has said human rights violations by Nigerian security forces were creating &#8220;fertile ground for Boko Haram to cultivate new recruits&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram was founded in Maiduguri in 2009. It wants northern Nigeria to become an Islamic state.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police said the trouble started when a prisoner beat a guard with his handcuffs in an attempt to escape. Local media say many of the police detainees are suspected members of the Islamist group Boko Haram. The group has waged a violent four-year campaign to install a radical form of Islam in the north. 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