Ten persons were killed while over 800 inmates including all the 64 Boko Haram inmates escaped held at the prison facility escaped during the July 5, 2022 attack.

The Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence on Tuesday commenced an investigation into the terrorist attack on Kuje Correctional Centre in July.

Ten persons were killed while over 800 inmates including all the 64 Boko Haram inmates escaped held at the prison facility escaped during the July 5, 2022 attack.

The committee’s chairman, Sha’aban Saraba, on Tuesday in Abuja said the resolution of the lower legislative chamber to investigate the attack was sequel to a motion moved at its plenary.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Saraba said the House had in July inaugurated a joint committee on national security in the wake of the attack to investigate and come up with possible recommendations that would forestall a re-occurrence.

He further said the committee would ascertain the roles played by security and intelligence agencies in the security breach and proffer solutions to mitigate against reoccurrence.

The lawmaker noted that the concerned security agencies had so many questions to answer as regards the security breach that caused the Nigerian government such a great embarrassment.

He pointed out that the investigation would ascertain the circumstances under which it was carried out in a bid to address all national security challenges.

He, therefore, urged the intelligence community and security agencies to provide useful information for the success of the national assignment.