Nigeria: How did ISWAP terrorists manage to raid and free prisoners at Kuje jail which was guarded by soldiers, police, Civil Defence Corps, the State Security Service and the prison’s armed squad?

On 5 July, the Boko Haram breakaway faction Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) led a successful attack on a well-secured prison in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. The group shot its way into the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre after overpowering security guards in a well-coordinated assault.

The government said 879 detainees escaped, including al…