888 Inmates Escaped Kuje Jail Regardless of 65 Nicely-armed Operatives On Guard Throughout Assault

The Minister of Inside, Rauf Aregbesola has revealed that 994 inmates, out of which 64 had been terror suspects — Boko Haram, ISWAP and others — had been on the correctional facility in Kuje, federal capital territory (FCT), on the day it was invaded.

Recall that on July 5, 2022, gunmen, who claimed to be members of the Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP), attacked the Kuje jail facility and freed lots of of inmates, together with suspected Boko Haram members.

Talking on Monday when he appeared earlier than the home of representatives committees on nationwide safety and inside, Aregbesola mentioned 65 safety operatives had been on guard on the correctional facility.

He mentioned 888 inmates escaped in the course of the assault — together with 554 individuals awaiting trial, 71 convicts, 36 on demise row, and 17 on life imprisonment.

In keeping with Aregbesola, “In that facility on that day of the invasion had been 31 navy personnel of the Nigerian Military, 5 personnel of MOPOL 21, 5 personnel of MOPOL 50, two personnel of counter-terrorism unit of the Nigeria Police Drive, two personnel of Kuje police division, seven personnel of Nigeria Immigration Service, three personnel of Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps, and 10 personnel of the [NCoS] armed squad.

“These 65 folks had been there for the particular duty of aiding and stopping any assault they usually had been all armed.

“Due to the presence of the press right here, I cannot let you know the good arsenal of their possession however they had been well-armed. If we have now an unique association, I’ll provide the specifics of the good tools of the navy arsenal that was positioned for the defence of the ability.

“Nevertheless, regardless of the whole lot, our association for cover of Kuje failed and the ability was breached.”