Kuje Prison Attack: FG Releases Names, Pictures Of Boko Haram Escapees, Declares Them Wanted
The Nigerian Correctional Service on Friday released the names and images of inmates with cases of terrorism who fled from the Kuje Medium Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory.
Recall that the inmates had escaped the correctional centre on Tuesday night after terrorists attacked the facility.
According to the Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Magashi, all the Boko Haram terrorists in the center escaped during the attack.
However, ISWAP in a 30-second video on Wednesday night claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Spokesperson for the service, Umar Abubakar, in a statement issued on Wednesday, stated that 879 inmates escaped but 443 of the escapees were recaptured, bringing the total number of inmates in the facility to 578.
However, the names and images of those being tried for terrorism released by the service contained 69 inmates.
Some of their names are, Abdulkareem Musa, Abdulsalam Adamu, Bello Haruna, Ismail Abdullahi , Modu Aji, Yakubu Abdullahi, Abdulmannan Obadiki, Abubakar Umar, Bassey Kingsley, Diko Iko, Fannami Bukar, Ishaq Farouq, Mohammed Buba, Mohammed Kyari, among others.
