Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, has disclosed that 994 inmates, including all Boko-Haram inmates, escaped following the bandits’ attack on Kuje prison yesterday, (Tuesday).
Newsonline reports that Bashir Magashi also revealed that of the 994 inmates, only 600 have been arrested and brought back into the prison yard.
Bashir Magashi stated this during a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, on the bandits’ attack at Kuje prison.
The Defence Minister also stated that the bandits are suspected to be the Boko-Haram terrorist group.
He assured that the security agencies have already on top of the situation, to ensure the escapees are brought back to the correctional center.
Bashir Magashi said, “What actually happened, they came in their numbers and released some of the inmates. We are now trying to determine the kind of inmates they released.
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“We are trying to see what we can do to see that all escapees within the prison accommodation are brought back to the prison yard.
“About 994 inmates, we have about 600 already inside now. Many people are being recaptured. The people who came to do this, from the records, belong to a particular group, from all indicators they are Boko haram.
“Presently we could not locate any of them. Currently, they are about 64 of them as inmates and we could not locate them.”
