The growing apprehension in the Federal Capital Territory over the terror alerts issued by the United States and the United Kingdom persisted on Friday, even as the Federal Government heightened security in the capital city.
Adeogun, in an interview with one of our correspondents, said, “The US and the western nations are causing unnecessary panic. The alarm raised is needless. The local intelligence agencies are aware of the intelligence at the disposal of the US and have stepped up actions to arrest the ISWAP terrorists who opened cells in the FCT. Some arrests have been made and joint ops are ongoing.
ISWAP fighters attacked the medium security correctional centre on July 5, 2022 freeing 64 of their members and other inmates. The day after the attack, security operatives were able to recapture 443 escapees.The Nigeria Correctional Service uploaded the data of the escapees to the International Criminal Police Organisation database and equally circulated the names, pictures and other data of the inmates to the various security agencies.
Meanwhile, a check on the correctional service’s website on Friday showed that a total of 573 inmates were declared wanted while only 27 have so far been recaptured. Residents who spoke with one of our correspondents said the security agencies’ inability to re-arrest the fleeing inmates could not be divorced from the heightened tension in the city.
Another security expert, Chidi Omeje, stated, “The matter of fleeing inmates yet to be recaptured has gone beyond the Correctional Service. It is now left with the military, other security agencies and intelligence agencies to comb the country in search of these terrorists.”The Presidency on Friday asked Nigerians to be calm, in spite of the terror alert in the FCT.
“However, it does not mean an attack in Abuja is imminent. Since the July prison raid, security measures have been reinforced in and around the FCT. Heightened monitoring and interception of terrorist communications ensure potential threats are caught further upstream.
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