Reports and video footage circulating on social media reveal that prisoners have broken out of a prison in Benin, Edo State Nigeria.

Other news media sites have also confirmed the development.

At the moment, there is confusion about who exactly broke the prisoners out. While some say hoodlums masterminded the act, some others are blaming it on the #EndSARS protesters.

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