On the night of July 5, 2022, the prison was attacked by suspected Boko Haram terrorists who freed hundreds of inmates, including all 64 insurgents who had been incarcerated.
Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo says last year’s attack on the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja is a national security issue and that the Federal Government is on top of it.However, other inmates, including embattled DCP Abba Kyari, who is under trial on money laundering charges, did not escape, according to the Chief Superintendent of Corrections, Umar Abubakar.
“We’ve looked at the roll and we discovered that we have 4,000 of the inmates in due to their inability to pay fines. So, we have been able to separate that,” he said. Explaining that the correctional services are on the concurrent list, not the exclusive list, Tunji-Ojo stated that a committee had been set up to look into the congestion problems.“I can assure you that we’ll come up with verifiable steps and action plan in due course,” he promised.The minister explained that one of the differences between the prison service and the correctional service was the introduction of non-custodial centres.
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