At least 180 prisoners at large in Nigeria after jail raid

A prison services official said the number of prisoners at large could be higher. [Courtesy]

At least 180 prisoners were at large after escaping from a jail in the Nigerian city of Minna during a raid on the facility, a minister and prison authority official said on Monday.

Gunmen attacked a medium security prison in the city in the central Nigerian state of Niger on Sunday around 8:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).