UPDATE: ATTACK ON KUJE CUSTODIAL CENTRE

In furtherance to my earlier press release on the unfortunate attack by gunmen suspected to be terrorists, I wish to state that the attackers broke into the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje using explosive devices through the main entrance and the fence of the facility respectively, killing a personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) attached to the Custodial Centre and leaving three (3) personnel of the Nigerian Correctional Service seriously injured.

A total of 879 inmates escaped from the facility during the unfortunate attack. As at the time of this report, 443 have been recaptured, 551 inmates are currently in custody, 443 inmates are still at large, 4 inmates dead and 16 inmates sustained various degree of injuries and are being treated at the moment. However, efforts are ongoing to recapture all fleeing inmates.

The Service will deploy its Corrections Information Management System (CIMS) in synergy with National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to track all fleeing inmates and return them to custody.This is also to
confirms to the general public that DCP Abba Kyari and other VIPs held in the facility did not escape. They are presently in custody, hale and hearty.

Recall that after the attack at the Medium Custodial Centre in Agbolongo, Oyo state, the Honourable Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, met with the heads of the security agencies under his supervision where the idea of Joint SecurityTaskforce comprising the Nigerian Correctional Service, Nigerian Immigration Service, and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps was formed to forstall further breaches on custodial facilities. As at the time of the attack on the Kuje facility, we have 38 military personnel on ground in addition to personnel of the Nigerian Police, Civil Defence, DSS, NSCDC and our Armed Squad.This is the Minister's efforts to rejig the security architecture of our facilities.

The public is also informed that some of the attackers were killed while some escaped with gunshot wounds. We therefore appeal to hospitals and other medical institutions and practitioners to report anyone that comes to them for treatment of gunshot injuries to the nearest law enforcement agency.

The Controller General of Corrections Haliru Nababa FICMC, mni appreciates the efforts of other security agencies for coming to the rescue of the Service in a timely manner. He calls on the public to volunteer useful information that may lead to the arrest of the fleeing inmates.

The Controller General has reassured the public that the unfortunate incident is been handled with every sense of dedication and professionalism. He further extends his condolence to the families of those who lost their lives during the attack and wishes the injured ones a quick recovery.

Umar Abubakar AICMC, ANIPR.
Chief Superintendent of Corrections.
Public Relations officer
For: Controller General of Corrections.

Tale by moonlight to decieve the gullibles

Maybe 100 are truly Inmates the rest are ordinary Nigerians.

Using Imo state as case study.

People wey dey Abuja dey Waka smartly, expect increase in crime for atleast a month

The attackers came from the Peggi axis of Kuje which borders Nassarawa.

That Peggi axis was a hot bed of BH and Fulani terrorists operating in Nassarawa during the GEJ era and continuous efforts were made to flush them out .

How about the terrorists, where they captured too?

Signs of a failed state. Yet the C-in-C, Minister of defence, DG DSS, Controller General of Prisons, have not deemed it fit to turn in their resignation letters.

Shior, the people they came to release are long gone

Recapture bawo
These jihadists think Nigerians are fools.
Well maybe many are to have voted them after 4years.

Ok, noted.

I hope is an innocent Street boys that was use to replace them.

How many Boko Haram commanders had been recaptured?

Police line in Nigeria! Truly amazing.
At least for once President Bubu is visiting an incident site.

Story, useless set of people

Dem don go pack almajiris for street, pay them 5k each and release them at the end of the day

Why is it that any attacks on government officials is always a failed attack but any other citizens is successful attack and even kill some, why dem no dey die too

That one na their business.

My own is that 2023 elections must hold as scheduled.

Any gimmick to do otherwise will be very very disastrous.

Enough said!

APC and Lies

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Plus including the pharmacist abi??

I mean pharmacist Abba kyari

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They've started arresting innocent farmers to replace boko haram

Lies how did you capture dem

Good, the attack shouldn't have happened in the first place

Am sure they voluntarily returned as Outside the prison, Nigeria is hot and boiling

Fahdiga:
Tale by moonlight to decieve the gullibles

Me self no believe them. Them gocarry innocent person parade am as prisoners.

Na my fellow street urchins go suffer this now.
God save the poor