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Kuje Prison: Confusion as Correctional Service contradict Defence Minister, Presidency over number of escaped Boko Haram terrorists

Eze Chidozie by Eze Chidozie
July 8, 2022
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The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Minister of Defence and the Presidency have contradicted each other on the number of Boko Haram terrorists who escaped Tuesday from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, Abuja.

After inspecting the level of destruction at the Custodial Centre, President Muhamalmadu Buhari on Wednesday said 63 terrorists were missing.

The President had in a statement by his Spokesperson, Garba Shehu, expressed disappointment in the intelligence system, wondering how terrorists could carry out such attack successfully.

“The President was apprised that, at the end of it, none of the 63 terrorists are accounted for, but it was emphasized that records are not lost because they have been backed up,” the statement had said.

Also, Minister of Defence, Maj-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), while disclosing that all the terrorists in detention were freed by the attackers, gave their number as 64.

He said, “I think everything is under control. The people who came to do this activity, from the records, we believe they belong to a particular group. 

“Most likely, they are Boko Haram members because we have sizeable number of Boko Haram suspects in detention there, and presently we cannot locate any of them.

“I think they are about 64 in the prison and none of them now is available they have all escaped.”

But On Friday, NCoS released 69 names and pictures of the escaped terrorists, contradicting the figures by the presidency and the Defence Minister.

Over 800 terrorists had reportedly escaped during the jailbreak for which the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed responsibility.

Below are some of the names of the escapees released by NCoS:

  • Abdulkareem Musa
  • Abdulkareem Adamu
  • Abubakar Abibu
  • Abubakar Yusuf.
  • Muhammed Sani Adamu
  • Muktar Umar
  • Mambi Zakari Gambo
  • Sadiq Garba Abubakar
  • Yazid Muhammed Usman
  • Yusuf Ali Yusuf
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