ISWAP Take Responsibility For Kuje Prison Attack | WATCH VIDEO
Faith Ukanwa
Jul 07, 2022
Terrorist organization, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), have taken responsibility for the Tuesday, July 5, 2022 attack on Kuje medium correctional facility.
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Kuje prison came under heavy attack with the terrorists burning vehicles, properties and releasing inmates including Boko Haram members. READ HERE
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The Federal Government had claimed that the attack was perpetrated by Boko Haram terrorists, however, ISWAP have taken responsibility, sharing a video of the attack.
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The video posted via A'maq Agency, a news channel run by the Islamic State, had a statement attacked to it in Arabic.
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"Islamic State fighters penetrated the prison of the Nigerian government yesterday (Tuesday), in Kuje city, on the outskirts of the capital, Abuja, after demolishing its walls, and successfully liberated dozens of prisoners," a translation of the statement read.
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— Faith Ukanwa