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Nearly 600 prisoners escaped in a jailbreak in Nigeria's capital city, following an attack on Islamic extremist rebels.
The rebels attacked the prison with “very high-grade explosives,” killing one guard on duty.
According to the official source, the name of the rebel group was “Boko Haram”.
The extremists' violence by rebel groups is the most serious security challenge in Nigeria.

Nigeria

Nigeria is officially known as the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
It is a country in West Africa.
It is geographically situated between the Sahel in the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the south in the Atlantic Ocean.
It is the most populous country in the African continent and the world’s 7th-most populous country.
Nigeria shares borders with:
- Niger in the North.
- Chad in the North-East.
- Cameroon in the East.
- Benin in the West.
Nigeria is inhabited by more than 250 ethnic groups speaking 500 distinct languages.
The three largest ethnic groups are;
- Hausa in the North.
- Yoruba in the West.
- Igbo in the east
The official language is English.
It is a regional power in Africa and an emerging global power.
Nigeria's economy is the largest in Africa.
Nigeria is the 12th largest producer of petroleum in the world, Petroleum accounting for 40% of GDP and 80% of government earnings.
Nigeria also has a huge reserve of underexploited mineral resources including coal, bauxite, tantalite, gold, tin, iron ore, limestone, niobium, lead and zinc.
- Despite huge deposits of natural resources, the mining industry is underdeveloped in Nigeria.

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