Tag: Kuje
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Efforts to prevent Kuje jailbreak failed – Aregbesola
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday, said efforts by security agencies to prevent terrorists from attacking the Nigerian Correctional Service’ Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, Abuja, failed despite having the intelligence. Aregebesola, in his presentation at the investigative hearing of the House of Representatives on the jailbreak, disclosed that no…
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Kuje Prison: More attacks coming, be at alert, US warns citizens
The United States of America, has warned its citizens to maintain a high state of personal security awareness for the next two weeks and avoid unnecessary travel on the airport road. This warning is coming barely 24 hours after the Federal Capital Territory prison break in Kuje that freed almost 500 inmate. In a statement…
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Controversy surrounds Abba Kyari’s whereabouts after attack on Kuje prison
Controversy has surrounded the whereabouts of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, after bandits attacked Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, where he was kept. It was reported that gunmen attacked the Custodial Centre in the Kuje area council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Tuesday night. During the attack which lasted hours, some inmates were…
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Correctional Service confirms attack on Kuje prison
The Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed the attack on the Custodial Centre in the Kuje area council of the Federal Capital Territory. In a statement by its spokesperson, Umar Abubakar, in the early hours of Wednesday, he said the armed squad of the service in collaboration with other security agencies responded to the attack. He,…