- As 879 inmates escape
After Tuesday’s terrorist attack on the Kuje custodial center, President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday paid a visit to the facility.
It would be recalled that the insurgents had attacked the centre and freed inmates including 64 of their members held in the custody during the attack.
Making public the details of the attack, the Nigeria Correction Service’s spokesperson, Umar Abubakar, revealed that one Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps personnel and four inmates died during the incident.
According to a statement today, Abubakar maintained that the terrorists used explosives on the center’s fence and its main entrance to gain access to the facility.
He posited that a total of 16 inmates and three custodial officers were injured during the attack.
Abubakar further revealed that 879 inmates escaped from the facility while 443 had been recaptured and 551 are still at large.
He said, “A total of 879 inmates escaped from the facility during the unfortunate attack. As of the time of this report, 443 have been recaptured, 551 inmates are currently in custody, 443 inmates are still at large, 4 inmates are dead, and 16 inmates sustained various degrees 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 in synergy with National Identity Management Commission to track all fleeing inmates and return them to custody.”
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