A weekly summary of the most newsworthy events coming out of Africa as selected by the African Studies students at Maplewood Richmond Heights High School in St. Louis, Missouri.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Jailbreak Attempt in Nigeria
The Boko Haram are suspected to be the root of yet another attack. This time, they attempted to break BH members out of the State Security Service, who were in custody. These attacks killed 21 SSS guards and has severely injured two, while 3 detainees are dead. The police force has claimed to have shot down four of the alleged attackers. After a severe uproar from civilians, Reuben Abati, the presidential spokesman tweeted, ""What happened at the SSS HQ this morning was an attempted jail break which has been effectively foiled. There is no cause for alarm."
http://allafrica.com/stories/201403310289.html
Bayo Oladeji, George Agba, Winifred Ogbebo, and Ejike Ejike
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