Prisoners protest VIP treatment of Lebanese terror suspects

Protest broke out at the Kuje Prisons near Abuja   on Thursday over alleged preferential treatment of three Lebanese inmates by officials of the  facility

The protest took place just as the  Defence Headquarters said that over 1,000 suspected members of the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram,  were   in  detention facilities in the country.

 The Lebanese prisoners – Mustapha Fawaz, Abdallah Thahani and Talal Ahmed Rodo – believed to be  members of an  international terrorist group, Hezbollah,  were said to have been allowed to use a particular area of the prison ground for the Eid-fitri prayers while other inmates,  including Boko Haram suspects,  were restricted to another place.

 The Lebanese  are standing trial  at a Federal High Court, Abuja, for terrorism and illegal importation of firearms.

 The protesting inmates   destroyed some amenities, including water pipes,  electric cables and cell windows.

 A source told one of  our correspondents that the angry inmates also splashed water on some of the prison officials  who ran  for their  safety.

 A Boko Haram inmate serving a  life sentence was said to have  fainted during the melee.

Protest broke out at the Kuje Prisons in Abuja on Thursday following alleged preferential treatment of three Lebanese inmates by Prison officials. Nigerian Prisoners “The tension was brought un...

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