Kuje Prison Attack: 64 Boko Haram Suspects Have Escaped - Minister of Defense, Bashir Magashi
On Tuesday Night July 5th, 2022, the Kuje medium prison
was attacked. While reacting to this, the minister of defense Bashir Magashi said that
around 64 inmates undergoing trial for terrorism were among those who escaped.
Addressing
journalists after taking an assessment tour of the facility, the minister said
“The attack started around 10:30 pm.
They came in their numbers gained entrance into the prison and released some of
the inmates and which we are now following to see the kind of inmates that they
have released.
“Very soon,
we will give you the correct figure of the inmates taken. Aside from that,
we are trying to see what we can do to ensure that all escapees are returned
back.
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The prison
accommodates about 994 inmates and over 600 escaped. Many people have been
recaptured and brought back to prison. Maybe by the close of the day, more
will have been captured and returned.
I think everything is under
control. The people who came to do this activity, from the records, we believe
they belong to a particular group. Most likely, they are Boko Haram members
because we have a sizeable number of Boko Haram suspects in detention, and
presently we cannot locate any of them.
I think
they are about 64 in the prison and none of them now is available they have all
escaped.”
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