By our reporter/ Bashir Magashi, Nigeria’s defence minister on Wednesday confirmed that all Boko Haram terrorists housed at Kuje prison escaped following Tuesday night attack at the facility by the insurgents.
According to him, none of the Boko Haram suspects detained at the facility was found after the attack.
Addressing journalists after taking an assessment tour of the facility, the minister said, “The attack started around 10:30pm. They came in their numbers gained entrance into the prison and they 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 that were taken. Aside from that, we are trying to see what we can do to ensure that all escapees are returned back.
“The prison is accommodating about 994 inmates and over 600 escaped. Many people have been recaptured and brought back to the 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 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.”
Alabingo.com reported the outbreak of the attack on Tuesday night as explosion and gun shots rocked the vicinity housing the prison facility in the federal capital territory.
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