Explosion, Gunfire, as Bandits Attack Kuje Prison
Kuje Medium Prison on Tuesday night came under heavy attacks by unknown bandits, throwing the entire area Council into confusion.
The first explosion, a high capacity bomb, went off around 10.25pm. It was followed by second and third blast and sporadic gunshots that left the residents scampering into safety.
Few hours earlier, security report had alerted the prison officials of possible attacks of the medium prison.
Although there was no official confirmation yet, it was suspected that terrorists had launched a ferocious attack on the prison to free some of their members in detention, which triggered a fire-fight with security forces.
A staff of the prison reportedly confirmed the attack saying the attackers came from the back of the prison.
