The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, on Wednesday, disclosed that all the 64 members of Boko Haram terrorists cooling their heads in Kuje prison have fled the facility after it was attacked on Tuesday.
Gunmen had stormed the facility on Tuesday, with explosions and gunshots heard from the direction of the correctional centre located in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Interacting with journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, Magashi said there are strong indications that terrorists invaded the facility to free their members being held in detention.
He told the newsmen that the Federal Government is working hard to ensure that other fleeing inmates were being recaptured and kept back in the facility.
“Most likely, they are Boko Haram because we have a sizeable number of Boko Harams that are in detention.
“Presently, we could not locate any of them. I think there are about 64 Boko Haram (members) in prison, they have all escaped,” he revealed.
Noting that the situation is under control, he said the correctional centre could accommodate 994 prison inmates.
Of the figure, the Defence Minister said the government has been able to track down 600 inmates who have been recaptured.
He stated further that before the end of the day, many more inmates still hiding would be rearrested and sent back to the facility.
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