The Nigerian Army has attributed the successful Kuje prison break on July 5, 2022, to the absence of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras at the facility.
This revelation was made by Major Peter Ogbuinya, the Assistant Director of Commercial Law at the Directorate of Nigerian Army Legal Services, during an investigative hearing by the House of Representatives Joint Committees on Reformatory Institutions, Justice, Police Affairs, Interior, and Human Rights in Abuja.
In his words, “The day the incident occurred, we had a rotation of troops and I would not want to comment on the question regarding the possibility of having an insider.
“Prior to that incident, the Nigerian army wrote a series of letters to the Comptroller General of the Correctional Service concerning our observations and things that would enhance security around the facility.
“We are still working to know if there are any soldiers who failed to do what they were meant to do within the military hierarchy,” he said.
Ogbuinya highlighted several security deficiencies at the prison, including its location in a densely populated area, a low fence, and the lack of CCTV surveillance.
He emphasized that the army plays a supportive role in providing security at Correctional Centres, indicating that troops were rotated on the day of the incident.
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