Dr. Joseph Iorhii's The Many Unanswered Questions On Kuje Prison Attack

As I read the PUNCH this morning, I had no doubt in my mind that the Kuje prison attack had much more to it than met the eye. Let me simply give you the facts and leave you to figure out the rest by yourself:

1. When the Kuje prison attackers gained entry into the prison facility, they went straight to a section of the prison that houses terrorists and called them out by name. Why did the authorities keep dangerous criminals in one place? How did the attackers know that all of them were there, in the first place?

2. The 15 top Boko Haram fighters, who were released by the attackers, were moved from Shiroro prison in Niger state to the Kuje prison facility just 2 weeks ago. How did the attackers get the information?

3. The gunmen, it is reported, operated unhindered for about 2 hours. There was no reinforcement until they left. Meanwhile, the headquarters of the NSCDC and Nigeria Immigration Service in addition to a NAF base are a few kilometers away from the prison. And this is in ABUJA, not in some remote village. Think about it.

4. The Kuje prison facility is "guarded by a combined team of 176 Special Forces, Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army; Police Mobile Squadron 21; DSS, and the armed squad of the Nigeria Correctional Service numbering about 100." And they have about four Armoured Personnel Carriers. This combined force, with all their arms, offered no resistance? Think about it.

5.There were Close Circuit TV Cameras covering the perimeter fence of the prison facility. How come the attackers were not detected? Think about it.

6. There were three security checkpoints before the facility. How did the attackers get past all three without hindrance? Think about it.

7. The president visited the attacked facility, and the only thing he could say was "I am disappointed with the intelligence system...". And no head rolled? People with whom the president is supposedly disappointed will still keep their jobs and collect fat salaries and allowances, while the insecurity nosedives! Disappointed indeed!

 

You don't have to be very intelligent to fix this jigsaw puzzle. But I leave it to you figure it out.

We must pray for Nigeria to avert impending danger!