By Fikayo Olowolagba The Nigerian Correctional Service has spoken on the attack on the Custodial Centre in the Kuje area council of ...
By Fikayo Olowolagba
The Nigerian Correctional Service has spoken on the attack
on the Custodial Centre in the Kuje area council of the Federal Capital
Territory, FCT Abuja.
NCS spokesperson, Umar Abubakar, in a short statement
confirmed that gunmen attacked the facility but the armed squad of the service
in collaboration with other security agencies responded to the attack.
The statement titled, “Medium Security Custodial Centre,
Kuje attacked by gunmen”, read: “I wish to confirm that at about 10pm, some
yet-to-be-identified gunmen attacked the Medium Security Custodial Centre,
Kuje, in the Federal Capital Territory.
“However, men of the Armed Squad of the Nigerian Correctional
Service and other security agencies attached to the Custodial Centre have
responded and calm has been restored to the facility and the situation is under
control.”
He assured that calm had been returned to the area.
“Other details will be made available soon,” he said.
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