Gunmen attack police base in Nigeria

The police in Nigeria are reporting that a large number of gunmen have attacked a Nigerian police base in the capital, Abuja, where Boko Haram militants are often held.



A police statement said the attack was repelled but that 30 detainees escaped, 25 of whom were later recaptured.



However, it said none of those who escaped were held on terror-related charges.



The attack on the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) headquarters in Abuja comes a day after a double suicide bombing killed 11 people in a church inside a military barracks in Kaduna state, north of the capital.