Kuje Prison Attack: It Was God That Saved Us — Abba Kyari

Category: Nigeria News

Suspended super Cop, DCP Abba Kyari, has relieved his experience during the attack on the Kuje prison in Abuja.

Reliving his ordeal yesterday, DCP Abba Kyari who is an inmate in the prison, said:

"Only God saved us today (yesterday)."

For over two hours and 45 minutes, more than 300 terrorist took over the Kuje prison in Abuja with GPMGs, Bombs, RPGs, Many Rifles etc.

The total population of the Kuje Prison inmates is about 1,476, and only 111 of the inmates refused to escape and decided to remain in the prison as 90 per cent escaped.

Those that decided not to escape include former governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba State, Farouk lawal, Abba Kyari and four of his officers, retired AVM and also 107 other inmates who have less than three months to finish their jail term.