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Kuje Prison Raid: Buhari regime declares 33 Boko Haram terrorists wanted

The 33 inmates were said to have cases relating to terrorist attacks.

• July 8, 2022
KUJE PRISON and BOKO HARAM
Kuje Prison and Boko Haram

President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime has on Friday declared wanted fleeing 33 Boko Haram inmates who escaped from the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in Abuja on Tuesday night.

The 33 inmates were said to have cases relating to terrorist attacks. 

The terrorists had on Tuesday night launched a daring attack on the prison, bombing their way in and freeing 879 prisons.

Among the inmates declared wanted were at least 64 persons facing terror-related charges.

Some of those declared wanted are Muhammad Sani Adamu, Muktar Umar, Nambil Zakari Gambo, AbdulKareem Musa, Abdulsalami Adamu and others.

Details later…

(NAN)

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