The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa, to investigate the allegation against personnel of the service.
The Chief of Defense Staff, General Chris Musa, revealed that some Boko Haram terrorists in the North East were planning attacks from prisons in connivance with prison guards.
Musa made heavy accusations when he appeared before the House of Representatives on Tuesday, November 21, 2023.
“The issue of correctional facilities In the North East, when we were interrogating some of the Boko Haram detainees, they were able to tell us how, from the prison, they could plan operations on the ground. They pass on the funds,” General Musa said.
“They use some of the guards there. We are not saying that they are all corrupt. They use their accounts and the agreement is that anyone whose account is used shares it 50/50. Those are the challenges,” she added.
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement on Thursday, November 23, by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Alao Babatunde, condemned the unpatriotic act of the personnel.
He promised that any personnel found capable would be prosecuted.
“The Minister called for a speedy investigation into the matter, noting that any officer guilty or complicit in sabotaging the Nigeria Correctional Center and by extension the security of the country, will face the full wrath of the law,” the minister said.
“The Minister also wishes to inform the public that actions are underway to reform the correctional service to match international standards where inmates would be truly rehabilitated in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
“The era of negotiations but no action is over. The Renewed Hope administration will not accept a violation from any official. We have the state’s interest to protect, and that is above the interest of anyone.”
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