Abductors of train passengers attacked Kuje prison — Gumi’s aide
The Publisher of Desert Herald, Tukur Mamu, who served as a mediator between the abductors of the Abuja-Kaduna bound train passengers and the Federal Government, has said the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja was attacked by the same terror group that attacked the Abuja-Kaduna bound train in March. Mamu, who is the Media Consultant to popular Kaduna Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi, disclosed...
Kaduna govt recalls LG chairmen suspended by Assembly
Kaduna State Government has directed the suspended chairmen of Chikun and Giwa local governments to go back to their offices with immediate effect. It stated that state laws and the Constitution guarantee democratic local government administration. The directive followed a legal advice from the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Aisha Dikko, which was prompted by a letter sent by the suspended local...
Kuje prison attack: Nigeria’s security structure collapsed under Buhari ― PDP
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the attacks on the advance convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina State and Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in Abuja have shown that the country’s security structure has collapsed. The PDP said the attacks further confirmed that President has “lost control of the security of the nation and that Nigerians are no...
Buhari: I’m disappointed over how Kuje prison was attacked
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed disappointment over how the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in Abuja was attacked by terrorists on Tuesday night. Buhari, who spoke to journalists during his visit to the correctional centre on Wednesday, expressed disappointment with the intelligence system, saying “how can terrorists organise, have weapons, attack a security installation and get away with it?” According to...
Impeachment: Court fixes July 26 for judgement in Oyo deputy gov’s suit
The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Wednesday, fixed July 26, 2022, to deliver judgement in a suit filed by the state deputy governor, Rauf Olaniyan, challenging the impeachment process served on him by the state House of Assembly. Justice Ladiran Akintola adjourned the case for judgement after the submission of written addresses and responses to the originating...
4 inmates die, 16 injured as 879 escape in Kuje prison attack
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said four inmates of the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre died while 879 escaped during the attack on the facility by terrorists. The Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Abubakar Umar, made this known via a statement issued on Wednesday. Umar said the assailants broke into the Kuje prison using explosive devices through the main entrance...
Eid-el-Kabir: Rams, food prices rise as traders bemoan low patronage
As Muslim faithful prepare for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration in the country, prices of goods needed during the festivity have risen up in the last few days, The Star has observed. Eid-l-Kabir is a yearly religious festive celebration where Muslims across the world celebrate slaughtering animals, particularly rams as a religious sacrifice seeking reward from Allah. This year's Eid-l-Kabir has been slated...
Buhari visits Kuje prison after attack
President Muhammadu Buhari has visited the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in Abuja which was attacked by terrorists on Tuesday night. The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, had earlier said Boko Haram terrorists, who attacked the correctional centre, freed all the 64 insurgents in the facility. Magashi said the Boko Haram insurgents invaded the Kuje prison to free their members from...
Buhari mourns Barkindo, describes him ‘national asset’
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief over the death of the Secretary-General of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo. The Star had reported that Barkindo died on Tuesday night at the age of 63. Buhari, in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, described the late OPEC Secretary-General as a...
64 Boko Haram terrorists escape from Kuje prison
The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, has said Boko Haram terrorists, who attacked Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in Abuja on Tuesday, freed all the 64 insurgents in the facility. Magashi made this known while speaking to newsmen during a visit to the correctional centre on Wednesday. The Defence Minister said the Boko Haram insurgents invaded the Kuje prison to free...
