He said the partnership aligned with the agency’s renewed effort to strengthen inmate rehabilitation and reduce recidivism in Nigerian correctional centres.
Messrs Aregbesola and Nababa made the allegation in their joint counter affidavit in opposition to Mr Maina’s originating motion.
The regime said it now conducts periodic simulation exercises of attacks and responses in the most risky facilities.
The security heads evaluated the manpower strength and defects that might have aided the attack on Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre on July 5.
The ex-governors were among the 159 prisoners pardoned by the Council of State during a meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on April 14.
The terror group was seen in the short clip shooting sporadically at the facility using Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) among other heavy artilleries.
