Kuje Prison attack: Buhari talks tough, says I’m disappointed with intelligence system
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...Demands a comprehensive report on incident
By Editor
President Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed disappointment with the intelligence system over the Tuesday night terrorists’ attack on the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, Abuja.
President Buhari, who spent about 30 minutes when he visited the facility attacked by terrorists, angrily said, “I am disappointed with the intelligence system. How can terrorists organize, have weapons, attack a security installation and get away with it?”
Soon after he arrived, he was briefed about the attack by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Mohammad Lamido Belgore and the Controller General of Nigerian Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa, respectfully, showing him the bombed-out section used to access first, and the records office which was set on fire.
They added that the invaders thereafter launched an attack on all cells in which Boko Haram terrorists were held.
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 President, who, like most Nigerians was shocked by both the scale and audacity of the attack had queried: “How did the defences at the prison fail to prevent the attack? How many inmates were in the facility? How many of them can you account for? How many personnel did you have on duty? How many of them were armed? Were there guards on the watchtower? What did they do? Does the CCTV work?” Question after question.
President Buhari was also informed that the security forces have recaptured 350 of the escapees while about 450 others are still unaccounted for, and that rapid work is under way to recapture the rest.
The President, accompanied by Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, the Chief of Staff, said at the end of the visit that he is expecting “A comprehensive report” on the incident.
