The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for the attack on Kuje Prison in Abuja, on Tuesday night.
In a 38 second video released Wednesday night, the terrorist group showed some of its men shooting their way into the facility.
The Islamic State’s A’maq Agency released the video with the Arabic caption: “Fighters of Islamic State attacked Kuje prison in Abuja yesterday and succeeded in freeing dozens of prisoners.
Activist Audu Bulama Bukarti provided a translation: “Islamic State fighters penetrated the prison of the Nigerian government yesterday, in Kuje city, on the outskirts of the capital, Abuja, after demolishing its walls, and successfully liberated dozens of prisoners.”
When he visited the prison on Wednesday morning, Bashir Magashi, Minister of Defence, said the attackers went away with the 64 Boko Haram suspects in custody.
THe President who had a lot of questions like;How the defence at the prison failed to prevent them?
“How many inmates were in the facility? How many of them can you account for? How many personnel did you have on duty? How many of them were armed?
“Were there guards on the watchtower? What did they do? Does the CCTV work?”
President Buhari who also visited the prison expressed disappointment in the security agencies to have allowed the attack to succeed.
“I am disappointed with the intelligence system. How can terrorists organize, have weapons, attack a security installation and get away with it?”
