THE Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) on Friday released the names and pictures of some of the inmates that escaped from Kuje Prison during an invasion by gunmen suspected to be members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).
About 879 inmates reportedly escaped from the Kuje Prison when the terrorists attacked the facility on Tuesday night.
The NCoS, in a statement released on Wednesday, said it recaptured 443 escapees, while another 443 are still at large.
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The Service said it will deploy its Corrections Information Management System in synergy with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to track fleeing inmates and return them to custody.
In a public notice released on Friday, the NCoS declared 69 inmates with terrorism-related cases wanted.
The NCoS asked the public to provide useful information which may lead to their recapture.
The notice also contained the photographs, names and other relevant details about the 69 fleeing inmates.
“The following are faces and names of Inmates with BOKO HARAM/TERRORISM CASES who escaped from Kuje Correctional Centre during the jail attack on 5th July, 2022.
“If you see any of these people, or have useful information, which may lead to their recapture, Please Call 07000099999, 09060004598 or 08075050006 or Any Law Enforcement Agency nearest to you.
“We guarantee to keep your information anonymous,” the notice read.
The NCoS posted the details on its website
Below is the list of the 69 fleeing inmates with terrorism-related cases:
- Abdulkareem Musa
- Abdusalami Adamu
- Abubakar Abdulrahman Habibu
- Abubakar Mohammed Sadiq
- Abubakar Mohammed
- Abubakar Yusuf
- Adam Lawal Muhammad
- Akibu Musa Danjuma
- Amodu Omale Salihu
- Bello Haruna
- Bilyaminu Usman
- Bukar Ali
- Ibrahim Mohammed
- Ikya Abur
- Ismail Idris Abdullahi
- Modu Aji
- Mohammed Sani
- Musa Abubakar
- Mustapha Umar
- Ustapha Umar
- Shehu Abdullahi
- Suleiman Idi
- Suleiman Zacharia
- Sunday Micheal
- Yakubu Abdullahi
- Yasir Ibrahim Salihu
- Yunusa Mukaiya
- Abdulmannan Obadiki
- Abubakar Mohammed Musa
- Abubakar Umar
- Adamu Mohammed
- Ahmadu Hagola
- Asama Haruna Kanti
- Baluye Modu
- Bassey Victor Kingsley
- Diko Iko
- Alhaji Bukar
- Faruku Waziri
- Hassan Hassan
- Ibrahim Musa
- Idris Ojo
- Ishaq Farouk
- Mohammed Goni Kyari
- Mohammed Guja
- Mohammed Saleh Buba
- Mohammed Umar
- Mukhtar Ussaini Khalidu
- Musa Adamu
- Musa Umar
- Onyemire Asagba
- Rabiu Shaibu
- Sahabi Ismail
- Sani Mohammed
- Umar Ahmadu Ladan
- Usman Balarebe
- Yahaya Adamu Abubakar
- Yusuf Yakubu
- Abdulazeez Obadaki
- Auwal Abubakar
- Mansur Mohammed Usman
- Mohammed Abubakar
- Mohammed Jamiu Eneji Sani
- Muazu Abubakar
- Muhammed Sani Adamu
- Muktar Umar
- Nambil Zakari Gambo
- Sadiq Garba Abubakar
- Yazid Muhammed Usman
- Yusuf Ali Yusuf
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