The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) said on Monday that 1,844 inmates have escaped after gunmen attack on its custodial center in Owerri, the state capital of the southern state of Imo. Gunmen used rocket-propelled grenades, automatic weapons, explosives and rifles to storm the prison. Many of vehicles burnt down and vandalized by the attackers.
A search operation has been launched to recapture the fleeing inmates and attackers.
Germany recorded 18,585 cases of sexual abuse against children and young people last year, averaging 50 victims a day, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced in Berlin. Of these, 16,354 involved children under 14 and 1,191 involved youths aged 15–17.
Authorities registered 12,368 suspects, with one-third under 18. In 57% of cases, the victim and perpetrator knew each other. The report also logged over 52,000 crimes involving child sexual imagery, mostly online. Dobrindt called the figures “shockingly high” and urged strict prosecution of offenders.
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