President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Nigeria’s Armed Forces and other security agencies to take the necessary action to ensure that the attack on the Medium Security Custodial Center Kuje does not happen again anywhere in the country.
The President gave the marching order at the National Security Council meeting, held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday.
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Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi disclosed this to State House Correspondents at the end of the meeting presided over by President Buhari.
He said: “The President was deeply concerned about these developments and he initiated today’s meeting, to enable security agencies, service chiefs, the Inspector General police, to brief the Council on what actually happened and the way forward.
“The Service Chiefs have been given very clear directives to ensure that adequate measures are taken not only to investigate what happened, but also to take steps to forestall the occurrence of such incidents.
“We had a very successful meeting and the meeting has agreed to take proactive measures that will ensure that a repeat of what happened these few days will not be witnessed anymore.”
Dingyadi assured Nigerians of a full scale investigation into the attack, as he solicited for their support in fighting all forms of criminality.
“The President is surprised that what happened in Kuje actually took place in spite of all the security arrangements that have been made to ensure that such an incident does not happen.
“We are assuring the nation and Nigerians in general, that arrangements have been made to ensure that full investigations are carried out and to ensure that a repeat of the incidents will not occur.
“We call on Nigerians to continue to support the federal government in the effort to ensure that we fight criminalities to finish and to ensure that this country is brought back to normalcy in a more secure and a more peaceful atmosphere,” he said.
He stressed that the government and its security agencies are committed to ensuring that there is peace and tranquility as Nigeria moves towards the 2023 general election.
