Reps Summon Aregbesola, Prison Boss Over Kuje Attack

House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, and the Controller General of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Haliru Nababa, over the recent attack on the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja, by suspected terrorists.
The Chairman of the committee, Hon Anayo Edwin, issued the summons, yesterday, during an oversight to the Kuje Custodial Centre, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Edwin said Aregbesola, the NCoS CG, as well as the commander of the Army platoon on duty on the night of the attack would have to appear before the parliament to explain the circumstances surrounding the attack.
The lawmaker, who noted that no fewer than 12 Custodial Centres, across the country, has been attacked by gunmen with inmates released, in recent times, said the development is worrisome and must be stopped.
“This committee, we are summoning the CG and the minister in charge of this agency to come to the National Assembly and explain to the whole world, and Nigerians what is going on. We are not comfortable with the incidences of jailbreaks in recent times. There have been about 10 to 12 attacks on custodial centres. Nigerians are not comfortable. In Abuja, nobody walks freely now because of this incident.
“We have to interact(with the authorities) and know the problem and how we can solve them. We have to know your challenges and how to tackle them. The committee is eager to know what transpired here: The reaction of the security agencies.
“After inviting the CG with his team and the minister, we will also invite the leader of the Army team on that day. We are summoning the CG with his team and the minister with his team to know more about what transpired on that fateful day that the incident happened”, he said.