Nigeriak, 300 prisoners flee after the suspected raid of the Islamic rebel group Boko Haram in a prison in the capital Abuja.

Shuib Belgore, Standing Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs of Nigeria, on July 6, said the raid on the night of Abuja prison, where 900 prisoners were detained, killed a security officer and three injured.

They came to rescue his teammates, but these rebels were confined in the common prison, so many other prisoners escaped.

He said more than 600 prisoners fled, but half were arrested and the rest were being searched.

The crowd stood outside the main door of the prison in the attack in Abuja, Nigeria on July 6.

A ambush also occurred on the front convoy of President Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari, who was going to his hometown in Katsina, northern, to prepare for the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday.

The attackers opened fire into the convoy from the ambush positions but was repelled by the army, police and police station, a spokesman of the president said.

The attacks highlight the security challenges taking place in Nigeria, especially in the northern areas, where the activities of the rebels and gangs are armed.

Nigeria is a Western African country with a population of nearly 217 million people with an area of nearly 924,000 km2.

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