Kuje Prison on Fire!

A building located inside the popular Kuje Prison in the Federal Capital, Abuja, is currently on fire as fire extinguishers are not working.

According to a new report posted on Twitter by SaharaReporters, the clinic building inside the popular Kuje prison located at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, is reportedly on fire and fire extinguishers are not functioning.





The Kuje Prison which is located on the outskirts of Kuje, a densely populated satellite town and headquarters of Kuje Area Council of the FCT, occupies a vast expanse of land has always been in the news as the “special accommodation for special people,” who have allegedly run foul of the laws of the land.

Apart from being the home of the regular prisoners serving various jail terms and the crime suspects awaiting trial, the facility is currently playing host to the embattled leader of the indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu and other celebrated political detainees undergoing trial on high profile corruption charges.