EXCLUSIVE: Why Terrorists Couldn’t Have Stolen N82m, $36,000 Cash From Kuje Prison

By Sade Owoyemi


Reports of terrorists making away with N82million and $36,000 in cash when they raided Kuje Prison on Tuesday night are wide of the mark, FIJ can authoritatively report.

A number of platforms had reported that the terrorists, now believed to be ISWAP after owning the attack, carted away the sum of money, hence brewing inmate unrest with the potential to snowball into a riot.

However, insiders have told FIJ the said event was made up, as the prison is not allowed to hold anywhere close to that amount per day, meaning the prison itself is trying to exaggerate its financial losses for corruption purposes, or warders who have done shady deals with inmates are trying to be smarter than themselves.

“This is a lie!” an insider who asked not to be named for fear of retribution told FIJ on Thursday.

“The system they run in that place is that they don’t keep money more than N500,000. Any money above that will be taken to the bank; Kuje Prison has a bank account with which it receives money for inmates.

“Yes the terrorists broke into the records, where inmates’ money and belongings are kept, but you can never find millions in that place. Never. This is a lie from the pit of hell. That is news deliberately meant to deceive; somebody sold that out for corruption purposes.”

The source further reiterated that Kuje doesn’t house more than N500,000 per day because, like every other Nigerian prison, they limit the access of inmates to funds.

“At Kuje, no inmate can receive a disbursement of more than N5,000 per time, and this disbursement is done thrice a week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday,” the source continued.

“It is a standing rule because they don’t want cash flow in the facility. For any inmate to have more than N5,000, it is through trafficking and through the prison officials profiting from ‘money business’.

“In fact, the officer running the prison’s banking operations, SP Peter Ogundele, is the only one permitted to come inside with cash of up to N500,000 from the bank. I can tell you that even the officer-in-charge of the prison cannot come into the facility with N100,000 cash in his pocket. How can the Records Office then have such amount? Any money received from newly admitted inmates today will be moved to the bank first thing in tomorrow morning”.

The ‘money business’ talked about, FIJ understands, is a setup where money meant for an inmate is electronically transferred to the account of a warder, with the warder withdrawing it and handing the cash over to the inmate in exchange for a cut.

Corroborating those claims, a second Kuje Prison source told FIJ that even if inmates kept such huge monies with warders, the warders would have known better than to keep them within the prison.

“Any exchange of money between inmates and warders to the tune of millions of naira is certainly a product of graft. Warders who such stuff know too well to keep such shady monies within the premises; such monies would have been kept externally and brought in only at the point of need.

“So if up to five Kuje Prison warders are holding N82million and $36,000 cash for inmates nd they’re saying it was stolen by the terrorists, that’s a lie; tell them to fish our the monies from where they kept them, because it can only mean they’re taking advantage of the jailbreak to appropriate the monies to themselves.”

The prison service has not officially responded to claims of the missing funds.

Aafter visiting the prison on Wednesday, President Muhammadu expressed his dsiappoint with the incident, tweeting: “Saddened by the attack on the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje. I am disappointed with the intelligence system. How can terrorists organize, have weapons, attack a security installation and get away with it? I am expecting a comprehensive report on this shocking incident.”

FIJ earlier reported how the scores of terrorists who raided the prison had so much free time on their hands that they first delivered a 15-minute Quranic lecture to inmates before setting them free.

FIJ also reported how the terrorists made an attempt on the life of Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) and former head of the Inspector General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT), but failed.

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Anyone who believe that terrorists stole any money in Kuje prison break is a slowpoke. Those officials involved just want to use the opportunity to corner the money for their own use.

Public office holders in Nigeria always find a way to turn every misfortune into an avenue to commit more crimes...So it's not surprising

I'm not surprised.

Afterall "python" swallowed money load in Ghana must go in jamb office one setting time

No terrorist stole the money. Hold the warders responsible. They know about the missing money. No be for this country we snake swallow millions?
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Abba kyari is a bad influence to Kuje prison guards

Maybe nah that thing wey dey crawl swallow the money again when the opportunity present itself

This same terrorist are people in the army, DSS, Police and other security agencies.
The attack was so coordinated that they even left without trace, the APC regime has failed us in terms of security.

Is it not this same Nigeria that snake swallowed money...

I'm sure nobody believed that bunkum, not even the warders themselves

But again, in Bubu's administration, snakes and monkeys have swallowed millions.

Nothing wey BAT army recruitment nor go see for agbado feeding

tell them to fish our the monies from where they kept them, because it can only mean they’re taking advantage of the jailbreak to appropriate the monies to themselves.”

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...a big snake swallowed the moni

No mind dem

Corrupt bastards..

If credible people wr to be in elected posts, maybe we would hav even found out that this arson may have been planned by the security idiots!

You all that think DSS ain't privy to this whole BS are high on a diet or something...The secret service knew from the get-go. But the reason they didn't mitigate or suppress their vicious plan is far fetched. They were fully aware.

Lol! You dey mind those opportunists.

Fahdiga:
Anyone who believe that terrorists stole any money in Kuje prison break is a slowpoke. Those officials involved just want to use the opportunity to corner the money for their own use.

true talk

this country self. What sort of rubbish is all these. kuje bank is the most secured bank in Nigeria

Lol

Let it be on record that I said it. The problem of Nigeria Is Islam.

Islam is not fit for a modern society

this report looks more believable but this is Nigeria where snake can swallow millions how much more inmate vs warders vs buhari vs boko haram

Why didn't ISWAP claim responsibilities for the massacre at Owo church?
Why did FG hurriedly shield the killers and instead blame ISWAP?
FG has left many questions unanswered and they not looking for solution to solve problems of insecurity in the country.
Nigerians should vote competent hands into power in 2023

Anyone with a brain would ask himself what 82m in cash is doing in a prison.

Scam

This country don spoil patapata

Mokason288:

BUhari is a Fulani jihadist Terrorist

This government is the most corrupt government in the history of Nigeria

You are right

Oga oo
What sort of nonsense is this

OK

Wat is the money doing by d way ??


Wen prison turn bank ?


9ja matter don tire me
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