Kuje Prison Attack: Authorities failed to act on Intelligence provided
Media aide to Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, Tukur Mamu has said he shared intelligence with the authorities about the Kuje prison attack but the security operatives failed to act. He also blamed Tuesday’s deadly attack on Ansaru terrorists, said to have attacked and abducted passengers of the Abuja- Kaduna bound train on March 28.
On the 5th of July, gunmen invaded the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, at late hours of the night freeing over 600 inmates in the facility. An operation that lasted over 2 hours. The Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) has since claimed responsibility for the attack.
However, in a statement issued on Thursday, Gumi’s aide said he shared intelligence with security agencies and a committee that was constituted by the nation’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor.
“On the tendency and threat to attack targets and other facilities of interest like the Kuje Correctional Centre attacks I have shared that intelligence with the security agencies and the committee that was constituted by CDS Gen. Lucky Irabor,” he said.
“I can confirm without a doubt that the Kuje Correctional Centre attack was executed and coordinated by the same group that attacked the Abuja-Kaduna bound train because they gave indications of imminent attacks to that effect which I shared.”
Mamu stated that the terror group requested the release of 51 of their members, adding that he was able to scale the request to 10 and communicated the same with audio evidence to the relevant authorities.
He noted that there was an unnecessary delay from the government, giving the terrorists another chance to successfully carry out another attack.
