Over 400 Kuje escapees yet to be captured one year after prison break
3 years ago(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 06, 2022 Security officials stand outside Kuje Medium Security pison in Abuja, Nigeria after suspected Boko Haram gunmen attacked the Kuje Medium Prison. - After the July 5 incident that made global headlines and prompted President Muhammadu Buhari to say he was "disappointed" with his intelligence services, the police and military announced new measures to beef up security. Early August, the Inspector-General of Police Usman Alkali Baba "ordered (the) massive deployment of additional police operatives and operational assets within the Federal Capital Territory and its environs." Despite steps taken to try and prevent further incursions, some government workers are concerned about gangs and jihadists getting closer to the capital. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP)
It’s exactly one year today since the unfortunate attack of the Kuje medium security custodial centre in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Abuja, by a suspected terrorist group of the Islamic State of West Africa Province, (ISWAP).
