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Kuje prison attack

 Following the attack on Kuje Prison, the minister of defense claims that all Boko Haram suspects have escaped. Minister of defense, Bashir Magashi According to Bashir Magashi, the Minister of Defense, none of the Boko Haram suspects held at Kuje jail in Abuja were discovered after the attack on the buildings on Tuesday night. High-profile It is believed that during the invasion of the prison on Tuesday night, suspects from Boko Haram and bandits escaped. The attack started around 10:30 p.m., the minister told reporters after visiting the site to assess it. We are currently tracking them to see the types of prisoners they have released after they entered the prison in large numbers and released some of the prisoners. We will shortly provide you with the accurate amount of the prisoners who were abducted. In addition, we are looking into what we can do to guarantee that all eluded persons are brought back. Over 600 prisoners have fled from the facility, which has 994 inmates. Many i...

ISWAP takes responsibility for the Kuje invasion and releases the Kaduna train attack perpetrators

 ISWAP takes responsibility for the Kuje invasion and releases the Kaduna train attack perpetrators Kuje prison wall pulled down using explosives On Tuesday night, Abuja's Kuje Medium Security Custodial Center, which was being guarded by scores of soldiers, Department of State agents, police officers, and members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, was bombed by a group of gunmen thought to be terrorists. The terrorists released 600 prisoners during the attack, which started at 10:22 p.m., including 15 deadly Boko Haram commanders who planned the March 28 attack on the Kaduna-Abuja train in Katari, Kaduna, which resulted in eight fatalities and more than 68 passenger abductions. In a 30-second video, the Islamic State West Africa Province took credit for the attack and showed the shooters torching cars parked outside the building. The spokesman for the Nigerian Correctional Service, Umar Abubakar, confirmed that four prisoners, three terrorists, and NSCDC officer Insp....

Terrorists attack Buhari’s advance team, kill two policemen.

  Terrorists attack Buhari’s advance team, kill two policemen The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) On Tuesday, suspected terrorists ambushed the car convoy carrying the Presidency's advance team of security guards, protocol officials, and media officers near Dutsinma, Katsina State, killing two policemen in the process. Before the President, Muhammadu Buhari (ret. ), visited his hometown for Sallah, Presidency officials were traveling to Daura. Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed the incident in a statement but did not provide a specific number of casualties. "The Presidency has described as sad and unwelcome, the shooting incident near Dutsinma, Katsina State, at the convoy of cars carrying the Advance Team of security guards, protocol, and media officers ahead of the President, Muhammadu Buhari's trip to Daura for Sallah," according to the statement titled "Gallant presidential guards repe...