Tag: Kuje Prison Attack

Kuje Prison Escapee Recaptured in Kastina

16Jul

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Africa, Breaking News, Crime, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria, Security

Kuje Prison Escapee Recaptured in Kastina

Kuje prison escapee, Kamala Lawal has been apprehended by the Kastina Police Command after successfully raiding a suspected criminal hideout. The Alleged escapee was also caught in the possession of leaves perceived to be Indian hemp. Police officer, Gambo Isah disclosed that the arrest was made on reliable information ascertained by the police. See Also: Kuje Prison Attack: Ghana Immigration Service On High Alert Against Infiltration He further mentioned the arrest was made when they raided a suspected criminal hideout in Danmusa Local Government Area. Lawal Abubakar, who is 33 years old is among the prisoners that fled after the Kuje prison attack, and upon investigation, he confessed to having fled from the prison during the attack. Also, the officer revealed that...

Kuje Prison Attack: Ghana Immigration Service On High Alert Against Infiltration

13Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Ghana, News, Nigeria, Security

Kuje Prison Attack: Ghana Immigration Service On High Alert Against Infiltration

Following the Kuje Prison Attack, the Ghana Immigration Service has ordered its personnel to be on the lookout for escapees who might want to enter the country. The Ghana Immigration Service has ordered its personnel to be on the look out for escapees of the Kuje Prison, Abuja who might want to enter the country. Recall that terrorists attacked the Kuje medium-security correctional facility on July 5, and freed several inmates, some of who are linked to terrorism. The Nigerian Correctional Service had released the names and pictures of the 16 freed inmates with terrorism links. See Also: Gunmen Attack Kuje Prison, Release Inmates In an attempt to prevent the infiltration of terrorists, the Ghana Immigration Service in a memo issued on July 8 and signed by Laud Affrifah,...

Kuje Prison: Why Attackers Succeeded – Aregbesola

9Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Kuje Prison: Why Attackers Succeeded – Aregbesola

Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior, has said the attackers of the Kuje Prison in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, succeeded because the Army and Police personnel charged to secure the prison could not effectively discharge their duty. He said this in a statement issued on Friday, during a visit to the facility by the management of the ministry and its sister agencies to ascertain the extent of damage done by the terrorists. Aregbesola asked for cross-institutional collaboration to forestall future attacks and promised to arrest the perpetrators of the attack and the escaped inmates. He said, “There is a platoon of the Nigerian Army with sophisticated weapons, the Nigeria Police Force, officers of the NSCDC, and armed officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service on grou...

Kuje Prison Attackers Had Help From Inside – Lawan

8Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Kuje Prison Attackers Had Help From Inside – Lawan

Dr, Ahmad Lawan, President of the Senate, has alleged that attackers of the Kuje Medium Security Correctional Centre, had help from insiders in the facility who facilitated the onslaught. He also said the attack was a testament to the state of Nigeria’s security apparatus at the moment. The federal government had said the security forces had been mobilised and charged to secure the immediate capture of the attackers and escapees, ordering the activation of checkpoints nationwide in a bid to track them down. The Senate President disclosed his stance when he led the Senate leadership to have an on-the-spot assessment of the level of mayhem and destruction at the facility. The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa, took the senators aroun...