The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center: Nigeria's Kuje Prison break as another ISIS activity to liberate prisoners

Overview

• On the night of July 5, 2022, ISIS operatives attacked Kuje Prison, southwest of Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. There were hundreds of jihadists held in the prison, many of them ISIS and Boko Haram operatives. Most of the prisoners were liberated in the break-in stage, but the majority were caught. Several dozen of the prisoners are still at lar…