Kuje prison break

Kuje prison break
	Part of Boko Haram insurgency
Date	July 5, 2022
Location	Kuje prison, Abuja, Nigeria
Result	Islamist victory 879 inmates escape; Over half of the escaped inmates are caught by the end of the week;
Belligerents
Nigeria	ISWAP; Ansaru
Strength
65 prison guards and soldiers	~100
Casualties and losses
1 killed; 3+ injured	4 killed; 13+ injured

On July 5, 2022, the Islamic State launched a coordinated attack on Kuje prison, near the Nigerian capital of Abuja. The attack killed five people and freed 879 inmates, although almost half were recaptured in the following days.