On July 5, a scene cruelly worthy of Hollywood took place in Nigeria: heavily armed men invaded Kuje prison, near Abuja. After demolishing the walls with explosives, they let 300 detainees escape, including 64 affiliated with the ranks of Boko Haram.
The attack came hours after gunmen attacked a presidential convoy, which was preparing for the head of state’s next visit, Muhammadu Buhari, according to the Nigerian daily The Punch. The president was not Of the game, but his presidential security team, protocol officers and press attachés were in the convoy. They survived the attack, the Nigerian presidency announced, in a press release.
The Islamic State West Africa (Iswap) branch claimed responsibility for the attack in a 30-second video showing gunmen setting fire to vehicles parked outside the prison facility, specify the site