According to report, suspected Boko Haram fighters have seized control of the prisons in Kuje, an Abuja suburb, freeing hardened criminals into the nation’s capital.
It was reported that the insurgents stormed the facility at about 10:00 p.m., detonating explosives and opening live rounds on state agents guarding the facility, according to a senior government official.
“Suspected Boko Haram attackers have just seized the prisons from our control,”. “They have destroyed the prison and we don’t know what they plan to do next.”
However, more details could not be shared on the unfolding chaos at the prison.
Kuje Prison holds suspects ranging from embattled police chief Abba KyarI.
“All major, biggest terrorists, armed robbers and kidnappers have escaped,”, further report says
Residents in the areas have also confirmed hearing loud noises believed to be explosives and gunfire.
Soldiers and other security personnel around the facility reportedly fled when the attackers arrived in “over 50 motorcycles,” sources says
