The House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Nigeria Correctional Service to account for the inmates who escaped from the Kuje Medium Security Storage Center in 2022.
The House of Representatives ordered the Committee on Correctional Institutions, Internal Affairs and Police Affairs, in coordination with the heads of relevant security agencies, to prepare a comprehensive report on the situation of prisoners at large.
The committee is expected to report to the House of Representatives within six weeks for further legislative action.
Mr. Emmanuel Ukpong Udo, the lawmaker representing Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency in Akwa Ibom State, sponsored the motion that led to the resolution in the House of Representatives.
The Islamic State group in West Africa claimed responsibility for the July 2022 attack on Kuje detention center that led to the escape of dozens of Boko Haram suspects.
Leading the discussion, Mr. Ukpong Udo said, “On July 5, 2022, there was a jailbreak at Kuje Medium Detention Center, Abuja, in which 879 inmates escaped, including 64 Boko Haram terrorists, and 422 inmates escaped. remains unrecovered or has been recaptured by security agencies.” ”
The House also noted that the Nigeria Correctional Service is seeking comprehensive reporting on prisoners and a way to track prisoners and perpetrators using a database.
The House of Commons finds that the presence of law-abiding citizens among the 350 fugitives who have committed various crimes poses a security risk, as routine crimes are recorded without a trace of the perpetrators. He said he was concerned.
The report states that after a year, it is alarming that fugitives may be thriving in various communities and continuing their criminal activities unnoticed, and that these people should be tracked down and arrested. He pointed out that there is an urgent need to take reasonable measures to
Source: dailypost.ng