Buhari visit kuje prison after attacked
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, has said over 600 of the inmates fled the prisons when it came under attack late Tuesday night. Belgore stated that those behind the attack were Boko Haram terrorists who came specifically for their members held in the custody. He, however, said about 300 had been recaptured, while 300 were still at large. Speaking while addressing journalists, he also said an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps was killed during the attack. “The initial entry attempt was unsuccessful, then they attacked another section of the wall with higher grade explosives which brought the wall down. “The forces on the ground did everything they could to repel them but the number they came with was high which they were not able to defend against. They kept on fighting gallantly unfortunately the breach happened. Reinforcement came when they were halfway through it. They were eventually repelled. President Muhammadu B...