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Suspected armed robbers and kidnappers escape from police custody in Calabar

About 19 suspected armed robbers and kidnappers have reportedly escaped from police custody in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.

The suspects who escaped between Saturday night and Sunday morning December 13, after using a hacksaw to cut the key to the cell, were reportedly being detained at the police headquarters in Diamond Hill, Calabar. 

CrossRiverWatch reported that the station guard on night duty and some other officers on duty have been detained. 

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