Tag: Kuje Prison
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Tinubu urges FG to go after Kuje Prison attackers
Sen. Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 presidential candidate, has called on relevant authorities to go after Tuesday’s attackers of Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Tinubu who is also one of the leaders of the APC, made the call in a statement by his Media Officer, Mr Tunde…
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Buhari receives update on Kuje prison terrorist attack
President Muhammadu Buhari has received a briefing from security chiefs on the latest development on Tuesday’s terrorist attack on Kuje Custodial Centre. Confirming this to State House correspondents after the meeting of the National Security Council, presided over by the president on Friday in the State House, Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, said heads…
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Kuje prison break: NCoS releases full list of 69 fleeing inmates
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has released the names of the 69 inmates who escaped from the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja during the Tuesday night attack by terrorists. The Service has accordingly declared the 69 suspects wanted and appealed to the public to volunteer information that could lead to their recapture.
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FACT CHECK: Claim Turkey delisted Nigeria from countries eligible for e-visa after Kuje jailbreak false
Reports emerged Thursday that Nigerian visa applicants to the Republic of Turkey have been barred from accessing the e-visa provision and have instead been advised to apply through any Turkish Consulate.
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Analysis: How 6,117 inmates escaped from Nigerian prisons in the last 2 years
Residents of Abuja were left in shock on Tuesday July 5, when armed men numbering about 200 broke into the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, which is Nigeria’s number one prison facility, leading to the escape of 879 inmates. The attackers, as in previous jailbreaks, used explosive devices to gain access into the facility, killing…
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Kuje Prison Attack: ISWAP claims responsibility, releases video
Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for the attacks on Kuje prison as they released footage of the hit on the medium Security Custodial Centre. Scores of terrorists invaded the prison at about 10 p.m. Tuesday night, operating for more than two hours.
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Terrorists group, ISWAP releases video of attack on Kuje Prisons
The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for the attack on Kuje Prison in Abuja. Recall that suspected gunmen broke into the prison, on Tuesday night, and released over 800 inmates, including high-profile suspects.
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Buhari will not cancel his trip to Senegal – Presidency
In the wake of the suspected Boko Haram terrorists attack on the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, the presidency has said President Muhammadu Buhari will not cancel his trip to Senegal. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the presidency as saying Buhari cancelling his trip to Senegal means the terrorists are successful in calling the shots, something, the presidency…
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Kuje jailbreak: President Buhari queries prison’s intelligence
President Muhammadu Buhari has queried why the intelligence and defence systems around the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje failed to work after suspected Boko Haram terrorists successfully attacked the prison facility. According to a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Buhari, like most Nigerians, was shocked by both the scale…
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JUST IN: President Buhari visits Kuje prison
President Muhammadu Buhari visited the Kuje Custodial Centre in the federal capital territory (FCT) on Wednesday, following a suspected Boko Haram attack on the correctional facility. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports President Buhari was received by the Inspector General of Police IGP Usman Baba Alkali, paramilitary service chiefs among other top government officials at the facility.