The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Idris Wase, on Tuesday revealed that the Department of State Services (DSS) issued 44 security reports prior to the attack on the Correctional Service facility, at Kuje Area Council of Abuja, by terrorists. Recall that about 800 inmates, including members of Boko Haram, escaped when insurgents invaded Kuje Maximum Prison on July 5, 2022. Hon Wase disclosed this while contributing to a proposed motion to halt the planned ban on the use of Motorcycles across the nation by the federal government. The motion sponsored by Abubakar Makki Yallemen (APC, Jigawa), also prayed that the Federal Government should restrict the proposed ban to the Local Government Areas where the mining activities or banditry/terrorist activities take place.

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the substantive CJN.

Three of the passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train that were captured on March 28, 2022, have regained their freedom today after a viral video that went around social media of them getting beaten by the terrorist yesterday. Yesterday morning, the terrorist released a viral video in an undisclosed location believed to be their den flogging their captives while at the same time issuing a threat to the government that failure to secure the release of victims may cost the victims lives.

The Federal Ministry of Education has stated that all Federal Government Colleges (FGCs) located in Abuja would be shut down following security threats on the Unity Colleges. Ben Goong, the Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Education confirmed this development to newsmen in Abuja on Monday.

A fresh video has emerged where some group of terrorists who kidnapped the Abuja Kaduna train passengers on March 28, 2022, were seen manhandling their captives and threatening to capture more if government fail to meet their condition. In the said viral video, the terrorist was seen flogging the captives in where it appeared to be their den. While issuing a threat, one of the terrorists Threatened that failure of the government to heed their demand, they will soon be sold off the captives into slavery just like the way they treated the Chibok girls some years back.

The Federal Government (FG) has disclosed that it is considering placing a ban on the use of motorcycles and suspending mining activities in an effort to curb the activities of terrorists and also freeze their sources of funding and logistics being utilized to continue their criminal activities.