The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, stated thos while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the National Security Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Minister said the security personnel deployed to the facility did their best to repell the attack but were subdued […]

  The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is currently in a closed-door meeting with service chiefs and some members of his cabinet at the State House, Abuja. Although the Presidency did not disclose the agenda for Friday’s meeting, it is believed to be connected to the attack on the Kuje Correctional facility on Tuesday […]

  THE Senate yesterday took a swipe at the management of Kuje Prisons over the unhindered attack on it in the early hours of Wednesday by terrorists of Islamic State for West African Province, ISWAP, saying it speaks volumes about the failure of the country’s security architecture. The Senate, while describing the incident as unfortunate […]

  Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Thursday said he was disappointed that there were no Closed-circuit television (CCTV) devices at the Kuje medium-security custodial centre in Abuja. He made the remark after touring the facility. “Having gone round the facility itself, we are disappointed that there are no CCTV, something that will record or at […]

  Borno State Senator and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Ali Ndume, on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari should directly address the nation on the matter of insecurity, rather than issuing statements through his media advisers. The Senator made the comment while responding to questions on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “I’ve said it […]

  Ali Ndume, lawmaker representing Borno south senatorial district, says he is “disappointed” in the response of leaders regarding the attack on a correctional facility in Kuje council area of the federal capital territory (FCT). Gunmen attacked the prison with explosives on Tuesday night, freeing hundreds of inmates — including “all Boko Haram suspects” Speaking […]

  A former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has condemned the terrorists attack at Kuje prisons in Abuja, saying the military leadership has failed Nigerians. ISWAP terrorists stormed the Kuje correctional center in Abuja, blowing up the gates with dynamite and freeing over 750 inmates with about 6 inmates reportedly killed during the invasion. The […]

  Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said Tuesday’s attack on the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre by terrorists speaks volumes about the failure of the country’s security architecture. Lawan stated this on Thursday when he led a delegation of the leadership of the Senate to assess the level of attack on the correctional facility. Lawmakers […]

  A leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, has asked the Service Chiefs and Defence Minister, Bashir Magashi, to resign owing to the persistent attacks on institutions. In a statement, Isiguzoro, who is Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, maintained that those charged with the responsibilities of securing the nation have failed. He said […]