The Kuje facility was attacked by gunmen on July 5. Hundreds of inmates fled including Boko Haram and ISWAP members.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence, on Tuesday launched a probe into the attack at the Kuje Correctional Centre.
The Kuje facility was attacked by gunmen on July 5. Hundreds of inmates fled including Boko Haram and ISWAP members. The security agencies have re-arrested several of them.
Chairman of the Reps committee, Sha’aban Saraba, on Tuesday, in Abuja, said the House resolution to investigate the Kuje attack was sequel to a motion moved at plenary.
He said that the House had on July inaugurated a joint committee on national security in the wake of the attack to investigate and come up with possible recommendations that would forestall re-occurrence.
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Saraba said that the committee would ascertain the roles played by security and intelligence agencies in the security breach at the Kuje facility and proffer ways to mitigate against reoccurrence.
He noted that the concerned security agencies had so many questions to answer as regards the security breach that caused the Federal Government great embarrassment.
According to him, this is to ascertain the circumstances under which the Kuje attack was carried out in a bid to address all security challenges.
He urged the intelligence community and security agencies to provide useful information for the success of the assignment.
