Tag: Kuje
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PHOTO: Police rearrest Kuje prison escapee in Adamawa
The Police Command in Adamawa has rearrested a 23–year-old Kuje Prison escapee, Abubakar Muhammad in Mubi Local Government Area of the state.
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Kuje jail break: Police nab fleeing inmate, Ebube in Benue
The Police Command in Benue has arrested Jude Ebube who escaped during the Kuje jail break. This is contained in a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson on Thursday, SP Sewuese Anene in Makurdi.
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Kuje jailbreak: Senate directs NCS to install CCTV in all correctional centers
The Senate has directed the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) to make provision for Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in all correctional centers in its 2023 budget to tackle reoccurring attacks in the country. Senate President Ahmad Lawan said this on Thursday after an assessment visit to the Medium Security Custodial Centre Kuje, following Tuesday’s attack…
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Kuje facility: Nigerian Correctional Service confirms attack, says situation under control
The Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed the attack on the Kuje correctional facility in the area council of the Federal Capital Territory, stating that the situation has been put under control. This was disclosed by Umar Abubakar, Nigerian Correctional Service spokesperson, on Wednesday. He stated that the armed squad of the service in collaboration with…
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Suspended DCP Abba Kyari out, other inmates missing after Kuje prison bombing
A fter the attack on the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abuja by gunmen on Tuesday night, most of the 700 inmates at the facility have reportedly escaped. The gunmen in commando-style attacked the correction centre with explosives and sporadic gunshots.
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My life at risk in prison – Suspended DCP, Kyari
The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police and former Commander – Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari has alleged a threat to his life at the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kuje. Kyari lamented that he is not safe sharing the same correctional facility with criminals. The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, disclosed this while urging an…
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Kuje APC candidate cries foul of FCT Council Area Poll
Mr Amido Sarki, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kuje Chairmanship candidate in the Saturday’s FCT Area Councils Poll has cried foul of the exercise.
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FCT area council enforces suspension of motorcycle operations
The Kuje Area Council in the FCT, has commenced enforcement of the suspension on all motorcycle operations in the area, aimed at curbing community spread of COVID-19. Mr Abdullahi Sabo, Chairman, Motorcycle Operators Restructuring Committee in Kuje, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. NAN recalls that the…
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Kidnapping: Kuje community protest insecurity
Some residents of Pegi community in Kuje Area Council of FCT on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest following recent kidnapping and attacks in the area. The protesters barricaded the entrance of Kuje Area Council Secretariat, holding placards with inscriptions like: “Kidnappers on rampage in Kuje”, and “Give us security in Pegi community”. The protesters alleged…